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Prov.|31:1|-|The words of King Lemuel. The oracle which his mother taught him.
Prov.|31:2|-|What, my son? and what, O son of my womb?And what, O son of my vows?
Prov.|31:3|-|Do not give your strength to women,Nor your ways to that which destroys kings.
Prov.|31:4|-|It is not for kings, O Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine;Nor for princes to say, Where is strong drink?
Prov.|31:5|-|Lest they drink and forget what is decreed,And pervert the rights of all the afflicted.
Prov.|31:6|-|Give strong drink rather to one who is perishing,And wine to the bitter in soul;
Prov.|31:7|-|Let him drink and forget his poverty,And remember his misery no more.
Prov.|31:8|-|Open your mouth for the dumb,And for the rights of all those who are passing away.
Prov.|31:9|-|Open your mouth; judge righteously,And minister justice to the poor and needy.
Prov.|31:10|-|Who can find a |a|worthy woman?For her price is far above corals.
Prov.|31:11|-|The heart of her husband trusts in her,And he will have no lack of gain.
Prov.|31:12|-|She does him good and not evilAll the days of her life.
Prov.|31:13|-|She seeks wool and flax,And delights to work with her hands.
Prov.|31:14|-|She is like the merchant ships;She brings her food from afar.
Prov.|31:15|-|She rises also while it is still nightAnd gives food to her household,
And their task to her serving girls.
Prov.|31:16|-|She considers a field and buys it;With the fruit of her hands she plants a vineyard.
Prov.|31:17|-|She girds her loins with strengthAnd makes strong her arms.
Prov.|31:18|-|She samples her merchandise to be sure it is good;Her lamp does not go out by night.
Prov.|31:19|-|She lays her hands to the distaff,And her hands hold on to the spindle.
Prov.|31:20|-|She |a|stretches out her hand to the afflicted,And she reaches out her hands to the needy.
Prov.|31:21|-|She does not fear for her household when it snows,For all her household are clothed with |a|scarlet.
Prov.|31:22|-|She makes coverings for herself;Her clothing is fine linen and |a|purple.
Prov.|31:23|-|Her husband is known in the gates,When he sits among the |a|elders of the land.
Prov.|31:24|-|She makes linen garments and sells themAnd delivers girdles to the merchant.
Prov.|31:25|-|Strength and dignity are her clothing,And she happily looks forward to the time to come.
Prov.|31:26|-|She opens her mouth with wisdom,And the |1|law of kindness is on her tongue.
Prov.|31:27|-|She watches closely over the ways of her householdAnd does not eat the bread of idleness.
Prov.|31:28|-|Her children rise up and call her blessed;Her husband also, and he praises her, saying:
Prov.|31:29|-|Many daughters have done worthily,But you surpass them all.
Prov.|31:30|-|Grace is deceitful, and beauty is vain;But a woman who fears Jehovah, she will be praised.
Prov.|31:31|-|Give her of the fruit of her hands,And let her works praise her in the gates.
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