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Proverbs 31:13-27

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.

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