Proverbs:31
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Words of Lemuel a king ,
a declaration that his mother taught him :
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What ,
my son ?
and what ,
son of my womb ?
And what ,
son of my vows ?
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Give not to women thy strength ,
And thy ways to wiping away of kings .
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Not for kings ,
O Lemuel ,
Not for kings ,
to drink wine ,
And for princes a desire of strong drink .
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Lest he drink ,
and forget the decree ,
And change the judgment of any of the sons of affliction .
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Give strong drink to the perishing ,
And wine to the bitter in soul ,
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He drinketh ,
and forgetteth his poverty ,
And his misery he remembereth not again .
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Open thy mouth for the dumb ,
For the right of all sons of change .
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Open thy mouth ,
judge righteously ,
Both the cause of the poor and needy !'
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A woman of worth who doth find ?
Yea ,
far above rubies [
is ]
her price .
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The heart of her husband hath trusted in her ,
And spoil he lacketh not .
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She hath done him good ,
and not evil ,
All days of her life .
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She hath sought wool and flax ,
And with delight she worketh [
with ]
her hands .
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She hath been as ships of the merchant ,
From afar she bringeth in her bread .
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Yea ,
she riseth while yet night ,
And giveth food to her household ,
And a portion to her damsels .
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She hath considered a field ,
and taketh it ,
From the fruit of her hands she hath planted a vineyard .
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She hath girded with might her loins ,
And doth strengthen her arms .
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She hath perceived when her merchandise [
is ]
good ,
Her lamp is not extinguished in the night .
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Her hands she hath sent forth on a spindle ,
And her hands have held a distaff .
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Her hand she hath spread forth to the poor ,
Yea ,
her hands she sent forth to the needy .
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She is not afraid of her household from snow ,
For all her household are clothed [
with ]
scarlet .
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Ornamental coverings she hath made for herself ,
Silk and purple [
are ]
her clothing .
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Known in the gates is her husband ,
In his sitting with elders of the land .
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Linen garments she hath made ,
and selleth ,
And a girdle she hath given to the merchant .
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Strength and honour [
are ]
her clothing ,
And she rejoiceth at a latter day .
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Her mouth she hath opened in wisdom ,
And the law of kindness [
is ]
on her tongue .
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She [
is ]
watching the ways of her household ,
And bread of sloth she eateth not .
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Her sons have risen up ,
and pronounce her happy ,
Her husband ,
and he praiseth her ,
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Many [
are ]
the daughters who have done worthily ,
Thou hast gone up above them all .'
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The grace [
is ]
false ,
and the beauty [
is ]
vain ,
A woman fearing Jehovah ,
she may boast herself .
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Give ye to her of the fruit of her hands ,
And her works do praise her in the gates !