ASV_Strong : Proverbs 31
1. The words[H1697] of king[H4428] Lemuel[H3927]; the oracle[H4853] which his mother[H517] taught him[H3256].
2. What[H1248], my son? and what[H1248], O son of my womb[H990]? And what[H1248], O son of my vows[H5088]?
3. Give[H5414] not thy strength[H2428] unto women[H802], Nor thy ways[H1870] to that which destroyeth[H4229] kings[H4428].
4. It is not for kings[H4428], O Lemuel[H3927], it is not for kings[H4428] to drink[H8354] wine[H3196]; Nor for[H335] princes[H7336] to say[H7941], Where is strong drink?
5. Lest they drink[H8354], and forget[H7911] the law[H2710], And pervert[H8138] the justice[H1779] due to any that is afflicted[H1121].
6. Give[H5414] strong drink[H7941] unto him that is ready to perish[H6], And wine[H3196] unto the bitter[H4751] in soul[H5315]:
7. Let him drink[H8354], and forget[H7911] his poverty[H7389], And remember[H2142] his misery no more[H5999].
8. Open[H6605] thy mouth[H6310] for the dumb[H483], In the cause[H1779] of all such as are left[H1121] desolate[H2475].
9. Open[H6605] thy mouth[H6310], judge[H8199] righteously[H6664], And minister[H1777] justice to the poor[H6041] and needy[H6041].
10. A worthy[H2428] woman[H802] who can find[H4672]? For her price[H4377] is far[H7350] above rubies[H6443].
11. The heart[H3820] of her husband[H1167] trusteth[H982] in her[H2637], And he shall have no lack of gain[H7998].
12. She doeth[H1580] him good[H2896] and not evil[H7451] All the days[H3117] of her life[H2416].
13. She seeketh[H1875] wool[H6785] and flax[H6593], And worketh[H6213] willingly[H2656] with her hands[H3709].
14. She is like the merchant-ships[H935]; She bringeth her bread[H3899] from afar[H4801].
15. She riseth[H6965] also while it is yet night[H3915], And giveth[H5414] food[H2964] to her household[H1004], And their task[H2706] to her maidens[H5291].
16. She considereth[H2161] a field[H7704], and buyeth[H3947] it[H6529]; With the fruit of her hands[H3709] she planteth[H5193] a vineyard[H3754].
17. She girdeth[H2296] her loins[H4975] with strength[H5797], And maketh strong[H5797] her arms[H2220].
18. She perceiveth[H2938] that her merchandise[H5504] is profitable[H2896]: Her lamp[H5216] goeth not out[H3518] by night[H3915].
19. She layeth[H7971] her hands[H3027] to the distaff[H6418], And her hands[H3709] hold[H8551] the spindle[H3601].
20. She stretcheth out[H6566] her hand[H3709] to the poor[H6041]; Yea[H7971], she reacheth forth her hands[H3027] to the needy[H34].
21. She is not afraid[H3372] of the snow[H7950] for her household[H1004]; For all her household[H1004] are clothed[H3847] with scarlet[H8144].
22. She maketh[H6213] for herself carpets of tapestry[H4765]; Her clothing[H3830] is fine linen[H8336] and purple[H713].
23. Her husband[H1167] is known[H3045] in the gates[H8179], When he sitteth[H3427] among the elders[H2205] of the land[H776].
24. She maketh[H6213] linen[H5466] garments and selleth[H4376] them[H5414], And delivereth girdles[H2289] unto the merchant[H3669].
25. Strength[H5797] and dignity[H1926] are her clothing[H3830]; And she laugheth[H7832] at the time[H3117] to come[H314].
26. She openeth[H6605] her mouth[H6310] with wisdom[H2451]; And the law[H8451] of kindness[H2617] is on her tongue[H3956].
27. She looketh well[H6822] to the ways[H1979] of her household[H1004], And eateth[H398] not the bread[H3899] of idleness[H6104].
28. Her children[H1121] rise up[H6965], and call her blessed[H833]; Her husband[H1167] also[H1984], and he praiseth her, saying:
29. Many[H7227] daughters[H1323] have done[H6213] worthily[H2428], But thou excellest them all[H5927].
30. Grace[H2580] is deceitful[H8267], and beauty[H3308] is vain[H1892]; But a woman[H802] that feareth[H3373] Jehovah[H3068], she shall be praised[H1984].
31. Give[H5414] her of the fruit[H6529] of her hands[H3027]; And let her works[H4639] praise[H1984] her in the gates[H8179].
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