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Proverbs 31

The Words of Lemuel

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The words of King Lemuel, the  1oracle which his mother taught him:

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What, O my son? And what, O  ason of my womb? And what, O son of my  bvows?

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 aDo not give your strength to women, Or your ways to that which  bdestroys kings.

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It is not for  akings, O Lemuel, It is not for kings to  bdrink wine, Or for rulers to desire strong drink,

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For they will drink and forget what is decreed, And  apervert the  1rights of all the  2afflicted.

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Give strong drink to him who is  aperishing, And wine to him  1 bwhose life is bitter.

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Let him drink and forget his poverty And remember his trouble no more.

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 aOpen your mouth for the mute, For the  1rights of all the  2unfortunate.

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Open your mouth,  ajudge righteously, And  1defend the  brights of the afflicted and needy.

Description of a Worthy Woman

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An  aexcellent wife, who can find? For her worth is far  babove 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 evil All the days of her life.

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She looks for wool and flax And works with her  1hands  2in delight.

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She is like  amerchant ships; She brings her food from afar.

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She  arises also while it is still night And  bgives food to her household And  1portions to her maidens.

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She considers a field and buys it; From  1her earnings she plants a vineyard.

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She  agirds  1herself with strength And makes her arms strong.

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She senses that her gain is good; Her lamp does not go out at night.

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She stretches out her hands to the distaff, And her  1hands grasp the spindle.

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She  1 aextends her hand to the poor, And she stretches out her hands to the needy.

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She is not afraid of the snow for her household, For all her household are  aclothed with scarlet.

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She makes  acoverings for herself; Her clothing is  bfine linen and  cpurple.

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Her husband is known  ain the gates, When he sits among the elders of the land.

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She makes  alinen garments and sells them, And  1supplies belts to the  2tradesmen.

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Strength and  adignity are her clothing, And she smiles at the  1future.

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She  aopens her mouth in wisdom, And the  1teaching of kindness is on her tongue.

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She looks well to the ways of her household, And does not eat the  abread of idleness.

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Her children rise up and bless her; Her husband also, and he praises her, saying:

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"Many daughters have done nobly, But you excel them all."

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Charm is deceitful and beauty is vain, But a woman who  1 afears the LORD, she shall be praised.

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Give her the  1product of her hands, And let her works praise her in the gates.



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