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Proverbs 31

1Thewordsדִּ֭בְרֵיDiv.reiH1697ofkingמֶ֑לֶךְMe.lekhH4428Lemuelלְמוּאֵ֣לle.mu.'ElH3927,theprophecythathismotherאִמּֽוֹ׃'i.MoH517taughthim:

2What,myson?andwhat,Osonofmywombבִּטְנִ֑יbit.NiH990?andwhat,Osonofmyvowsנְדָרָֽי׃ne.da.RaiH5088?

3Giveתִּתֵּ֣ןti.TenH5414notthystrengthחֵילֶ֑ךָchei.Le.khaH2428untowomenH802,northywaysוּ֝דְרָכֶ֗יךָu.de.ra.Khei.khaH1870tothemthatdestroykingsמְלָכִֽין׃me.la.KhinH4428.

4Itisnotforkingsלַֽמְלָכִ֨ים׀lam.la.KhimH4428,Lemuelלְֽמוֹאֵ֗לle.mo.'ElH3927,itisnotforkingsלַֽמְלָכִ֣יםlam.la.KhimH4428todrinkשְׁתוֹ־she.tov-H8354wineיָ֑יִןYa.yinH3196,norforrulersוּ֝לְרוֹזְנִ֗יםu.le.roz.NimH7336[tosay], Whereisthestrongשֵׁכָֽר׃she.KharH7941drinkH8354?

5—lestפֶּן־pen-H6435theydrinkיִ֭שְׁתֶּהYish.tehH8354andforgetוְיִשְׁכַּ֣חve.yish.KachH7911thelaw,andpervertthejudgmentH1779ofanyofthechildrenofaffliction.

6Giveתְּנוּ־te.nu-H5414strongשֵׁכָ֣רshe.KharH7941drinkH7941untohimthatisreadytoperishלְאוֹבֵ֑דle.'o.VedH6,andwineוְ֝יַיִןVe.ya.yinH3196untothebitterלְמָ֣רֵיle.Ma.reiH4751ofsoulנָֽפֶשׁ׃Na.feshH5315:

7lethimdrinkיִ֭שְׁתֶּהYish.tehH8354,andforgetוְיִשְׁכַּ֣חve.yish.KachH7911hispovertyרִישׁ֑וֹri.ShoH7389,andrememberיִזְכָּר־yiz.kor-H2142hismiserynomore.

8Openפְּתַח־pe.tach-H6605thymouthפִּ֥יךָPi.khaH6310forthedumb,forthecauseדִּ֝֗יןDinH1779ofallthosethatareleft desolate.

9Openפְּתַח־pe.tach-H6605thymouthפִּ֥יךָPi.khaH6310,judgeשְׁפָט־she.fot-H8199righteously,andministerjusticetotheafflictedH6041andneedyוְאֶבְיֽוֹן׃ פve.'ev.YonH34.

10Whocanfindיִמְצָ֑אyim.Tza'H4672awomanH802ofworth?forherpriceמִכְרָֽהּ׃mikh.RahH4377isfarוְרָחֹ֖קve.ra.ChokH7350above rubies.

11Theheartלֵ֣בlevH3820ofherhusbandבַּעְלָ֑הּba'.LahH1167confidethinher,andheshallhavenolackH2637ofspoilH7998.

12Shedoethhimgoodט֣וֹבTovH2896,andnotevilרָ֑עRa'H7451,allthedaysיְמֵ֣יye.MeiH3117ofherlife.

13She seekethwoolצֶ֣מֶרTze.merH6785andflaxוּפִשְׁתִּ֑יםu.fish.TimH6593,andworketh willinglywithherhandsכַּפֶּֽיהָ׃ka.Pei.haH3709.

14SheisH1961likethemerchants'shipsכָּאֳנִיּ֣וֹתko.'o.ni.YotH591: she bringethherfoodלַחְמָֽהּ׃lach.MahH3899fromafar;

15AndsherisethwhileitisyetH5750nightלַ֗יְלָהLay.lahH3915,andgiveth meattoherhouseholdלְבֵיתָ֑הּle.vei.TahH1004,andtheday'sworktohermaidens.

16She considerethafieldשָׂ֭דֶהSa.dehH7704,andacquirethit;ofthefruitמִפְּרִ֥יmi.pe.RiH6529ofherhandsכַ֝פֶּ֗יהָkha.Pei.haH3709she plantethavineyardכָּֽרֶם׃Ka.remH3754.

17She girdethherloinsמָתְנֶ֑יהָma.te.Nei.haH4975withstrengthבְע֣וֹזve.'ozH5797,andmakethstrongherarmsזְרֹעוֹתֶֽיהָ׃ze.ro.'o.Tei.haH2220.

18Sheperceiveththatherearningisgoodט֣וֹבTovH2896;herlampנֵרָֽהּ׃ne.RahH5216goethnotoutbynightבַלַּ֣יְלָהva.la.yilH3915.

19She puttethherhandsיָ֭דֶיהָYa.dei.haH3027tothedistaff,andherhandsH3027holdH8551thespindleפָֽלֶךְ׃Fa.lekhH6418.

20She stretchethoutherhandוְ֝יָדֶ֗יהָve.ya.Dei.haH3027totheafflictedH6041,andshe reachethforthH7971herhandsH3027totheneedyלָֽאֶבְיֽוֹן׃La.'ev.YonH34.

21Sheisnotafraidתִירָ֣אti.Ra'H3372ofthesnowמִשָּׁ֑לֶגmi.Sha.legH7950forherhouseholdלְבֵיתָ֣הּle.vei.TahH1004;forallherhouseholdבֵּ֝יתָ֗הּbei.TahH1004areclothedH3847withscarletH8144.

22She maketh herself coverlets; herclothingלְבוּשָֽׁהּ׃le.vu.ShahH3830isbyssusandpurpleוְאַרְגָּמָ֣ןve.'ar.ga.ManH713.

23Herhusbandבַּעְלָ֑הּba'.LahH1167isknownH3045inthegatesH8179,whenhesittethamongtheeldersזִקְנֵי־zik.nei-H2205ofthelandאָֽרֶץ׃'A.retzH776.

24She maketh bodylinenסָדִ֣יןsa.DinH5466andsellethit,anddelivereth girdles untothemerchant.

25Strengthעֹז־'oz-H5797anddignityareherclothingלְבוּשָׁ֑הּle.vu.ShahH3830,andshe laugheth [at]thecomingdayלְי֣וֹםle.YomH3117.

26She openethhermouthפִּ֭יהָPi.haH6310withwisdomבְחָכְמָ֑הve.cha.khe.MahH2451;anduponhertongueלְשׁוֹנָֽהּ׃le.sho.NahH3956isthelawH8451ofkindness.

27Shesurveyeththewaysהֲלִיכ֣וֹתha.li.KhotH1979ofherhouseholdבֵּיתָ֑הּbei.TahH1004,andeatethnotthebreadוְלֶ֥חֶםve.Le.chemH3899ofidleness.

28Herchildrenriseקָ֣מוּKa.muH6965upandcallוַֽיְאַשְּׁר֑וּהָvay.'a.she.Ru.haH833herblessed;herhusbandבַּ֝עְלָ֗הּba'.LahH1167[also],andhepraisethher:

29Manyרַבּ֣וֹתra.BotH7227daughtersבָּ֭נוֹתBa.notH1323havedoneworthily,butthou excellestthemall.

30Gracefulnessisdeceitfulandbeautyהַיֹּ֑פִיhai.Yo.fiH3308isvain;awomanאִשָּׁ֥ה'i.ShahH802[that] fearethJehovah,sheshallbepraisedH1984.

31Giveתְּנוּ־te.nu-H5414herofthefruitמִפְּרִ֣יmi.pe.RiH6529ofherhandsיָדֶ֑יהָya.Dei.haH3027,andletherownworksמַעֲשֶֽׂיהָ׃ma.'a.Sei.haH4639praiseוִֽיהַלְל֖וּהָvi.ha.Lu.haH1984herinthegatesH8179.

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