14She isהָ֭יְתָהHa.ye.tahH1961like the merchantסוֹחֵ֑רso.CherH5503shipsכָּאֳנִיּ֣וֹתko.'o.ni.YotH591,bringingתָּבִ֥יאta.Vi'H935her foodלַחְמָֽהּ׃lach.MahH3899from afarמִ֝מֶּרְחָ֗קmi.mer.ChakH4801.
15She risesוַתָּ֤קָם׀va.Ta.komH6965while it is stillבְּע֬וֹדbe.'odH5750nightלַ֗יְלָהLay.lahH3915to provideוַתִּתֵּ֣ןva.ti.TenH5414foodטֶ֣רֶףTe.refH2964for her householdלְבֵיתָ֑הּle.vei.TahH1004and portionsוְ֝חֹ֗קve.ChokH2706for her maidservantsלְנַעֲרֹתֶֽיהָ׃le.na.'a.ro.Tei.haH5291.
17She girds herselfחָֽגְרָ֣ה מָתְנֶ֑יהָcha.ge.Rah ma.te.Nei.haH2296H4975with strengthבְע֣וֹזve.'ozH5797and shows that her armsזְרֹעוֹתֶֽיהָ׃ze.ro.'o.Tei.haH2220are strongוַ֝תְּאַמֵּ֗ץva.te.'a.MetzH553.
18She seesטָ֭עֲמָהTa.'a.mahH2938thatכִּי־ki-H3588her gainסַחְרָ֑הּsach.RahH5504isgoodט֣וֹבTovH2896,and her lampנֵרָֽהּ׃ne.RahH5216is notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808extinguishedיִכְבֶּ֖הyikh.BehH3518at nightבַלַּ֣יְלָהva.la.yilH3915.
19She stretchesשִׁלְּחָ֣הshi.le.ChahH7971out her handsיָ֭דֶיהָYa.dei.haH3027to the distaffבַכִּישׁ֑וֹרva.ki.ShorH3601and graspsתָּ֣מְכוּTa.me.khuH8551the spindleפָֽלֶךְ׃Fa.lekhH6418with her fingersוְ֝כַפֶּ֗יהָve.kha.Pei.haH3709.
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