நீதிமொழிகள் 31
These are sayings/messages that [God gave to] King Lemuel’s mother, and which his mother taught him:
You are my son; I gave birth to you [RHQ]; you are the son that [God gave me] in answer to my prayers.
3 ௩ பெண்களுக்கு உன்னுடைய பெலனையும் ராஜாக்களைக் கெடுக்கும் காரியங்களுக்கு உன்னுடைய வழிகளையும் கொடுக்காதே.
Do not exhaust your energy [having sex] [EUP] with women [to whom you are not married], with women who ruin kings [by having sex with them].
4 ௪ திராட்சைரசம் குடிப்பது ராஜாக்களுக்குத் தகுதியல்ல; லேமுவேலே, அது ராஜாக்களுக்குத் தகுதியல்ல; மதுபானம் பிரபுக்களுக்குத் தகுதியல்ல.
Lemuel, kings should not be [constantly] drinking wine or [greatly] desire [to drink other] strong/alcoholic drinks.
5 ௫ மதுபானம் குடித்தால் அவர்களுடைய நியாயப்பிரமாணத்தை மறந்து, சிறுமைப்படுகிறவர்களுடைய நியாயத்தையும் புரட்டுவார்கள்.
If they do that, they forget the laws [that they have made], and they do not do what is right for poor/afflicted [people].
Give strong/alcoholic drinks to those who are dying and to those who are (greatly distressed/suffering very much).
If they drink, they will forget that they are poor, and they will not think about their distress/troubles any more.
Speak [MTY] to defend people who are unable to defend themselves; speak to encourage others to do what is right for those who are helpless.
Speak [MTY] (on their behalf/to help them) and try to cause judges to decide matters fairly/justly; try to cause others to do for poor and needy [people] what should be done for them.
It is very difficult [for a man] to [RHQ] find a wife who is good and who is capable [of doing many things]. [Any woman who is like that] is worth more than jewels.
Her husband completely trusts her, and [because of her], he has everything that he needs [LIT].
She never does anything that would harm him; she does good things for him all the days of her life.
She finds wool and flax [in the market], and she enjoys spinning it [to make yarn].
She is like [SIM] a ship that brings from far away goods/merchandise to sell, [because] she buys food that comes from far away.
15 ௧௫ இருட்டோடு எழுந்து தன்னுடைய வீட்டாருக்கு உணவுகொடுத்து, தன்னுடைய வேலைக்காரிகளுக்குப் படியளக்கிறாள்.
She gets up before dawn to prepare food for her family. [Then] she plans the work that her servant girls will do on that day.
16 ௧௬ ஒரு வயலை விசாரித்து அதை வாங்குகிறாள்; தன்னுடைய கைகளின் சம்பாத்தியத்தினால் திராட்சைத்தோட்டத்தை நாட்டுகிறாள்.
She [goes out and] looks at a field [that someone wants to sell]; and [if it is a good field], she buys it. She [buys] grapevines [MTY] with the money that she has earned, [and then] she plants them.
She works very hard [IDM]; she makes her arms strong [by the work she does].
18 ௧௮ தன்னுடைய வியாபாரம் பயனுள்ளதென்று அறிந்திருக்கிறாள்; இரவிலே அவளுடைய விளக்கு அணையாமல் இருக்கும்.
She knows when she is getting a good profit from her business. [When it is necessary], she works [MTY] until it is late at night.
She holds the (spindle/rod which twists the thread that she is making), and [then] she spins the thread [MTY] [that she will use].
She generously helps [MTY] those who are poor and needy [DOU].
21 ௨௧ தன்னுடைய வீட்டார் அனைவருக்கும் கம்பளி ஆடை இருக்கிறபடியால், தன்னுடைய வீட்டாரினிமித்தம் குளிருக்குப் பயப்படமாட்டாள்.
She is not worried that [the people in her house will be cold in] the winter, because [she has made] warm clothes for all of them.
She makes bedspreads/quilts for the beds. She wears fine linen clothes that are dyed purple, [like queens wear].
23 ௨௩ அவளுடைய கணவன் தேசத்தின் மூப்பர்களோடு நீதிமன்றங்களில் உட்கார்ந்திருக்கும்போது பெயர் பெற்றவனாக இருக்கிறான்.
Her husband is [well] known by the important people of the town; he sits with the [other] town leaders in the meetings of the town council.
She makes clothes from linen cloth and sells them. She sells sashes to shop owners.
She is strong in her character and respected/dignified, and she (laughs at/is not afraid of) [what will happen in] the future.
When she speaks, she says what is wise. When she gives instructions, she speaks [MTY] kindly (OR, faithfully).
27 ௨௭ அவள் சோம்பலின் அப்பத்தை சாப்பிடாமல், தன்னுடைய வீட்டுக்காரியம் எப்படி நடக்கிறது என்று கண்ணோக்கமாக இருக்கிறாள்.
She watches over everything that is done in her household, and she [IDM] is never lazy.
Her children all together speak highly of her, and her husband also praises her.
29 ௨௯ அநேகம் பெண்கள் குணசாலிகளாக இருந்தது உண்டு; நீயோ அவர்கள் எல்லோரையும்விட மேலானவள் என்று அவளைப் புகழுகிறான்.
[He says to her], “There are many women who do admirable things, but you surpass them all!”
Some women who are attractive [are not really good women], [but] they can deceive us [regarding what they are really like]. Furthermore, women’s beauty does not last; but women who revere Yahweh should be honored.
Reward women who are like that, and praise them in public [MTY] for what they have done.
