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Proverbs 31:10-28

10Anexcellentחַ֭יִלCha.yilH2428wifeאֵֽשֶׁת־'e.shet-H802,whoמִ֣יmiH4310can findיִמְצָ֑אyim.Tza'H4672her?For her worthמִכְרָֽהּ׃mikh.RahH4377is farוְרָחֹ֖קve.ra.ChokH7350aboveH4480jewelsמִפְּנִינִ֣יםmi.pe.ni.NimH6443.

11The heartלֵ֣בlevH3820of her husbandבַּעְלָ֑הּba'.LahH1167trustsבָּ֣טַחBa.tachH982in her,And he will haveH2637noלֹ֣אlo'H3808lackH2637of gainוְ֝שָׁלָ֗לve.sha.LalH7998.

12She doesגְּמָלַ֣תְהוּge.ma.Lat.huH1580him goodט֣וֹבTovH2896and not evilרָ֑עRa'H7451Allכֹּ֝֗לKolH3605the daysיְמֵ֣יye.MeiH3117of her lifeH2425.

13She looksדָּ֭רְשָׁהDa.re.shahH1875for woolצֶ֣מֶרTze.merH6785and linenוּפִשְׁתִּ֑יםu.fish.TimH6593,And worksוַ֝תַּ֗עַשׂva.Ta.'asH6213with herhandsכַּפֶּֽיהָ׃ka.Pei.haH3709in delightבְּחֵ֣פֶץbe.Che.fetzH2656.

14She is likemerchantסוֹחֵ֑רso.CherH5503shipsכָּאֳנִיּ֣וֹתko.'o.ni.YotH591;She bringsתָּבִ֥יאta.Vi'H935her foodלַחְמָֽהּ׃lach.MahH3899from afarמִ֝מֶּרְחָ֗קmi.mer.ChakH4801.

15And sherisesוַתָּ֤קָם׀va.Ta.komH6965while it is stillבְּע֬וֹדbe.'odH5750nightלַ֗יְלָהLay.lahH3915Andgivesוַתִּתֵּ֣ןva.ti.TenH5414foodטֶ֣רֶףTe.refH2964to her householdלְבֵיתָ֑הּle.vei.TahH1004, Andportionsוְ֝חֹ֗קve.ChokH2706to her attendantsלְנַעֲרֹתֶֽיהָ׃le.na.'a.ro.Tei.haH5291.

16She considersזָמְמָ֣הza.me.MahH2161a fieldשָׂ֭דֶהSa.dehH7704and buysוַתִּקָּחֵ֑הוּva.ti.ka.Che.huH3947it; Fromher earningsמִפְּרִ֥י כַ֝פֶּ֗יהָmi.pe.Ri kha.Pei.haH6529 H3709she plantsנָ֣טְעָהne.ta'H5193a vineyardכָּֽרֶם׃Ka.remH3754.

17Shesurroundsחָֽגְרָ֣הcha.ge.RahH2296her waistמָתְנֶ֑יהָma.te.Nei.haH4975with strengthבְע֣וֹזve.'ozH5797And makesH553her armsזְרֹעוֹתֶֽיהָ׃ze.ro.'o.Tei.haH2220strongH553.

18She sensesטָ֭עֲמָהTa.'a.mahH2938that her profitסַחְרָ֑הּsach.RahH5504is goodט֣וֹבTovH2896;Her lampנֵרָֽהּ׃ne.RahH5216does not goH3518outH3518at nightבַלַּ֣יְלָהva.la.yilH3915.

19She stretchesH7971outH7971her handsיָ֭דֶיהָYa.dei.haH3027to thedistaffבַכִּישׁ֑וֹרva.ki.ShorH3601, And herhandsוְ֝כַפֶּ֗יהָve.kha.Pei.haH3709graspתָּ֣מְכוּTa.me.khuH8551the spindleפָֽלֶךְ׃Fa.lekhH6418.

20Sheextendsפָּרְשָׂ֣הpa.re.SahH6566her handוְ֝יָדֶ֗יהָve.ya.Dei.haH3027to the poorלֶעָנִ֑יle.'a.NiH6041,And she stretchesH7971outH7971her handsH3027to the needyלָֽאֶבְיֽוֹן׃La.'ev.YonH34.

21She isH3372not afraidתִירָ֣אti.Ra'H3372of the snowמִשָּׁ֑לֶגmi.Sha.legH7950for her householdלְבֵיתָ֣הּle.vei.TahH1004,For allכָל־khol-H3605her householdבֵּ֝יתָ֗הּbei.TahH1004areclothedלָבֻ֥שׁla.VushH3847with scarletשָׁנִֽים׃sha.NimH8144.

22She makesעָֽשְׂתָה־'a.se.tah-H6213coveringsמַרְבַדִּ֥יםmar.va.DimH4765for herself;Her clothingלְבוּשָֽׁהּ׃le.vu.ShahH3830isfineשֵׁ֖שׁsheshH8336linenH8336andpurpleוְאַרְגָּמָ֣ןve.'ar.ga.ManH713.

23Her husbandבַּעְלָ֑הּba'.LahH1167is knownנוֹדָ֣עno.Da'H3045in the gatesבַּשְּׁעָרִ֣יםba.she.'a.RimH8179,When he sitsבְּ֝שִׁבְתּ֗וֹbe.shiv.ToH3427amongעִם־'im-H5973the eldersזִקְנֵי־zik.nei-H2205of the landאָֽרֶץ׃'A.retzH776.

24She makesעָ֭שְׂתָה'A.se.tahH6213linenסָדִ֣יןsa.DinH5466garmentsH5466and sellsוַתִּמְכֹּ֑רva.tim.KorH4376them, Andsuppliesנָתְנָ֥הna.te.NahH5414beltsוַ֝חֲג֗וֹרva.cha.GorH2290to thetradesmenH3667.

25Strengthעֹז־'oz-H5797anddignityוְהָדָ֥רve.ha.DarH1926are her clothingלְבוּשָׁ֑הּle.vu.ShahH3830,And she smilesוַ֝תִּשְׂחַ֗קva.tis.ChakH7832at thefutureלְי֣וֹם אַחֲרֽוֹן׃le.Yom 'a.cha.RonH314 H3117.

26Sheopensפָּתְחָ֣הpa.te.ChahH6605her mouthפִּ֭יהָPi.haH6310in wisdomבְחָכְמָ֑הve.cha.khe.MahH2451, And theteachingוְתֽוֹרַת־ve.to.rat-H8451of kindnessחֶ֝֗סֶדChe.sedH2617is on her tongueלְשׁוֹנָֽהּ׃le.sho.NahH3956.

27She watchesצ֭וֹפִיָּהTzo.fi.yahH6822overH6822the activitiesהֲלִיכ֣וֹתha.li.KhotH1979of her householdבֵּיתָ֑הּbei.TahH1004,And does not eatתֹאכֵֽל׃to.KhelH398thebreadוְלֶ֥חֶםve.Le.chemH3899of idlenessעַ֝צְל֗וּת'atz.LutH6104.

28Her childrenבָ֭נֶיהָVa.nei.haH1121riseקָ֣מוּKa.muH6965upH6965and blessוַֽיְאַשְּׁר֑וּהָvay.'a.she.Ru.haH833her;Her husbandבַּ֝עְלָ֗הּba'.LahH1167also,and he praisesוַֽיְהַֽלְלָהּ׃Vay.Ha.LahH1984her, saying:

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