en_cjb - Pro 31 - Ozzuu Bible

¹ The words of King L’mu’el, the prophecy with which his mother disciplined him:

² No, my son! No, son of my womb! No, son of my vows!

³ Don’t give your strength to women or your ways to that which destroys kings.

⁴ It is not for kings, L’mu’el, not for kings to drink wine; it is not for rulers to ask, “Where can I find strong liquor?”

⁵ For they may drink, then forget what has been decreed, and pervert the justice due to the poor.

⁶ Give strong liquor to one who is perishing, wine to the deeply depressed;

⁷ let him drink, forget his poverty and cease to remember his troubles.

⁸ Speak up for those who can’t speak for themselves, for the rights of all who need an advocate.

⁹ Speak up, judge righteously, defend the cause of the poor and the needy.

¹⁰ [9] א Who can find a capable wife? Her value is far beyond that of pearls.

¹¹ [10] ב Her husband trusts her from his heart, and she will prove a great asset to him.

¹² [11] ג She works to bring him good, not harm, all the days of her life.

¹³ [12] ד She procures a supply of wool and flax and works with willing hands.

¹⁴ [13] ה She is like those merchant vessels, bringing her food from far away.

¹⁵ [14] ו It’s still dark when she rises to give food to her household and orders to the young women serving her.

¹⁶ [15] ז She considers a field, then buys it, and from her earnings she plants a vineyard.

¹⁷ [16] ח She gathers her strength around her and throws herself into her work.

¹⁸ [17] ט She sees that her business affairs go well; her lamp stays lit at night.

¹⁹ [18] י She puts her hands to the staff with the flax; her fingers hold the spinning rod.

²⁰ [19] כ She reaches out to embrace the poor and opens her arms to the needy.

²¹ [20] ל When it snows, she has no fear for her household; since all of them are doubly clothed.

²² [21] מ She makes her own quilts; she is clothed in fine linen and purple.

²³ [22] נ Her husband is known at the city gates when he sits with the leaders of the land.

²⁴ [23] ס She makes linen garments and sells them; she supplies the merchants with sashes.

²⁵ [24] ע Clothed with strength and dignity, she can laugh at the days to come.

²⁶ [25] פ When she opens her mouth, she speaks wisely; on her tongue is loving instruction.

²⁷ [26] צ She watches how things go in her house, not eating the bread of idleness.

²⁸ [27] ק Her children arise; they make her happy; her husband too, as he praises her:

²⁹ [28] ר “Many women have done wonderful things, but you surpass them all!”

³⁰ [29] ש Charm can lie, beauty can vanish, but a woman who fears ADONAI should be praised.

³¹ [30] ת Give her a share in what she produces; let her works speak her praises at the city gates.