Proverbs 31

1 [the] words of Lemuel [the] king an oracle which she instructed him mother his.

The words of king Lemuel, the prophecy that his mother taught him.

2 What? O son my and what? O son of womb my and what? O son of vows my.

What, my son? and what, the son of my womb? and what, the son of my vows?

3 May not you give to women strength your and ways your to wiping out kings.

Give not your strength unto women, nor your ways to that which destroys kings.

4 May not [it be] for kings - O Lemuel may not [it be] for kings to drink wine and for rulers (where? *QK) strong drink.

It is not for kings, O Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine; nor for princes strong drink:

5 Lest he should drink and he may forget [what] is decreed and he may change [the] cause of all [the] sons of affliction.

Lest they drink, and forget the law, and pervert the judgment of any of the afflicted.

6 Give strong drink to [one who] is perishing and wine to [people] bitter of soul.

Give strong drink unto him that is ready to perish, and wine unto those that be of heavy hearts.

7 He will drink and he may forget poverty his and trouble his not he will remember again.

Let him drink, and forget his poverty, and remember his misery no more.

8 Open mouth your for [the] dumb to [the] cause of all [the] sons of passing away.

Open your mouth for the dumb in the cause of all such as are appointed to destruction.

9 Open mouth your judge righteousness and plead [the] cause of [the] poor and [the] needy.

Open your mouth, judge righteously, and plead the cause of the poor and needy.

10 A wife of ability who? will he find and [is] far more than jewels price her.

Who can find a virtuous woman? for her price is far above rubies.

11 It trusts in her [the] heart of husband her and gain not he lacks.

The heart of her husband does safely trust in her, so that he shall have no need of spoil.

12 She feeds him good and not evil all [the] days of life her.

She will do him good and not evil all the days of her life.

13 She seeks wool and flax and she worked in [the] delight of hands her.

She seeks wool, and flax, and works willingly with her hands.

14 She is like [the] ships of a trader from a distance she brings food her.

She is like the merchants' ships; she brings her food from far.

15 And she rose - when still night and she gave food to household her and an allotted portion to female servants her.

She rises also while it is yet night, and gives food to her household, and a portion to her maidens.

16 She considers a field and she took it from [the] fruit of hands her (she plants *QK) a vineyard.

She considers a field, and buys it: with the fruit of her hands she plants a vineyard.

17 She girds with strength loins her and she strengthened arms her.

She girds her loins with strength, and strengthens her arms.

18 She perceives that [is] good profit her not it is extinguished (in the night *Qk) lamp her.

She perceives that her merchandise is good: her candle goes not out by night.

19 Hands her she stretches out on the distaff and palms her they grasp [the] spindle.

She lays her hands to the spindle, and her hands hold the distaff.

20 Palm her she spreads out to poor [person] and hands her she stretches out to the needy [person].

She stretches out her hand to the poor; yea, she reachs forth her hands to the needy.

21 Not she is afraid for household her from snow for all household her [is] clothed scarlet.

She is not afraid of the snow for her household: for all her household are clothed with scarlet.

22 Coverings she makes for herself [is] fine linen and purple clothing her.

She makes herself coverings of tapestry; her clothing is silk and purple.

23 [is] known In the gates husband her when sits he with [the] elders of [the] land.

Her husband is known in the gates, when he sits among the elders of the land.

24 Linen garment[s] she makes and she sold and a belt she supplies to the merchants.

She makes fine linen, and sells it; and delivers girdles unto the merchant.

25 [is] strength And honor clothing her and she laughed to a day future.

Strength and honour are her clothing; and she shall rejoice in time to come.

26 Mouth her she opens with wisdom and instruction of loyalty [is] on tongue her.

She opens her mouth with wisdom; and in her tongue is the law of kindness.

27 [she is] watching over [the] ways of Household her and [the] bread of laziness not she eats.

She looks well to the ways of her household, and eats not the bread of idleness.

28 They rise up sons her and they called blessed her husband her and he praised her.

Her children arise up, and call her blessed; her husband also, and he praises her.

29 Many daughters they have done ability and you you have gone up above all of them.

Many daughters have done virtuously, but you excel them all.

30 [is] deception Grace and [is] vanity beauty a woman fearing Yahweh she she will be praised.

Favour is deceitful, and beauty is vain: but a woman that fears the LORD, she shall be praised.

31 Give to her some of [the] fruit of hands her and let them praise her in the gates work her.

Give her of the fruit of her hands; and let her own works praise her in the gates.