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Proverbs 31
Proverbs 31
English RSV (Revised Standard Version)
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The words of Lemuel, king of Massa, which his mother taught him:
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What, my son? What, son of my womb? What, son of my vows?
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Give not your strength to women, your ways to those who destroy kings.
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It is not for kings, O Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine, or for rulers to desire strong drink;
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lest they drink and forget what has been decreed, and pervert the rights of all the afflicted.
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Give strong drink to him who is perishing, and wine to those in bitter distress;
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let them drink and forget their poverty, and remember their misery no more.
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Open your mouth for the dumb, for the rights of all who are left desolate.
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Open your mouth, judge righteously, maintain the rights of the poor and needy.
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A good wife who can find? She is far more precious than jewels.
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The heart of her husband trusts in her, and he will have no lack of gain.
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She does him good, and not harm, all the days of her life.
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She seeks wool and flax, and works with willing hands.
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She is like the ships of the merchant, she brings her food from afar.
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She rises while it is yet night and provides food for her household and tasks for her maidens.
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She considers a field and buys it; with the fruit of her hands she plants a vineyard.
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She girds her loins with strength and makes her arms strong.
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She perceives that her merchandise is profitable. Her lamp does not go out at night.
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She puts her hands to the distaff, and her hands hold the spindle.
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She opens her hand to the poor, and reaches out her hands to the needy.
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She is not afraid of snow for her household, for all her household are clothed in scarlet.
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She makes herself coverings; her clothing is fine linen and purple.
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Her husband is known in the gates, when he sits among the elders of the land.
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She makes linen garments and sells them; she delivers girdles to the merchant.
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Strength and dignity are her clothing, and she laughs at the time to come.
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She opens her mouth with wisdom, and the teaching of kindness is on her tongue.
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She looks well to the ways of her household, and does not eat the bread of idleness.
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Her children rise up and call her blessed; her husband also, and he praises her:
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“Many women have done excellently, but you surpass them all.”
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Charm is deceitful, and beauty is vain, but a woman who fears the Lord is to be praised.
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Give her of the fruit of her hands, and let her works praise her in the gates.
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