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31:1  The words of King L’mu’el, the prophecy with which his mother disciplined him:
31:2  No, my son! No, son of my womb! No, son of my vows!
31:3  Don’t give your strength to women or your ways to that which destroys kings.
31:4  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?”
31:5  For they may drink, then forget what has been decreed, and pervert the justice due to the poor.
31:6  Give strong liquor to one who is perishing, wine to the deeply depressed;
31:7  let him drink, forget his poverty and cease to remember his troubles.
31:8  Speak up for those who can’t speak for themselves, for the rights of all who need an advocate.
31:9  Speak up, judge righteously, defend the cause of the poor and the needy.
31:10  א Who can find a capable wife? Her value is far beyond that of pearls.
31:11  ב Her husband trusts her from his heart, and she will prove a great asset to him.
31:12  ג She works to bring him good, not harm, all the days of her life.
31:13  ד She procures a supply of wool and flax and works with willing hands.
31:14  ה She is like those merchant vessels, bringing her food from far away.
31:15  ו It’s still dark when she rises to give food to her household and orders to the young women serving her.
31:16  ז She considers a field, then buys it, and from her earnings she plants a vineyard.
31:17  ח She gathers her strength around her and throws herself into her work.
31:18  ט She sees that her business affairs go well; her lamp stays lit at night.
31:19  י She puts her hands to the staff with the flax; her fingers hold the spinning rod.
31:20  כ She reaches out to embrace the poor and opens her arms to the needy.
31:21  ל When it snows, she has no fear for her household; since all of them are doubly clothed.
31:22  מ She makes her own quilts; she is clothed in fine linen and purple.
31:23  נ Her husband is known at the city gates when he sits with the leaders of the land.
31:24  ס She makes linen garments and sells them; she supplies the merchants with sashes.
31:25  ע Clothed with strength and dignity, she can laugh at the days to come.
31:26  פ When she opens her mouth, she speaks wisely; on her tongue is loving instruction.
31:27  צ She watches how things go in her house, not eating the bread of idleness.
31:28  ק Her children arise; they make her happy; her husband too, as he praises her:
31:29  ר “Many women have done wonderful things, but you surpass them all!”
31:30  ש Charm can lie, beauty can vanish, but a woman who fears Adonai should be praised.
31:31  ת Give her a share in what she produces; let her works speak her praises at the city gates.