Proverbs 31:10-27
Description of a Worthy Woman
10An aexcellent wife, who can find?For her worth is far babove jewels.
11The heart of her husband trusts in her,
And he will have no lack of gain.
12She does him good and not evil
All the days of her life.
13She looks for wool and flax
And works with her ▼
▼ Lit palms
hands ▼▼ Or willingly
in delight.14She is like emerchant ships;
She brings her food from afar.
15She frises also while it is still night
And ggives food to her household
And ▼
▼ Or prescribed tasks
portions to her maidens.16She considers a field and buys it;
From ▼
▼ Lit the fruit of her palms
her earnings she plants a vineyard.17She jgirds ▼
▼ Lit her loins
herself with strengthAnd makes her arms strong.
18She senses that her gain is good;
Her lamp does not go out at night.
19She stretches out her hands to the distaff,
And her ▼
▼ Lit palms
hands grasp the spindle.20She ▼
▼ Lit spreads out her palm
,
nextends her hand to the poor,And she stretches out her hands to the needy.
21She is not afraid of the snow for her household,
For all her household are oclothed with scarlet.
22She makes pcoverings for herself;
Her clothing is qfine linen and rpurple.
23Her husband is known sin the gates,
When he sits among the elders of the land.
24She makes tlinen garments and sells them,
And ▼
▼ Lit gives
supplies belts to the ▼▼ Lit Canaanite
tradesmen.25Strength and wdignity are her clothing,
And she smiles at the ▼
▼ Lit latter days
future.26She yopens her mouth in wisdom,
And the ▼
▼ Or law
teaching of kindness is on her tongue.27She looks well to the ways of her household,
And does not eat the aabread of idleness.
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