Proverbs 31
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Proverbs 31:13-19

13She looksH1875 for woolH6785 and linenH6593, And worksH6213 with her 1handsH3709 2in delightH2656.14She is like 3merchantH5503 shipsH591; She bringsH935 her foodH3899 from afarH4801.15And she 4risesH6965 while it is stillH5750 nightH3915 And 5givesH5414 foodH2964 to her householdH1004, And 6portionsH2706 to her attendantsH5291.16She considersH2161 a fieldH7704 and buysH3947 it; From 7her earningsH6529H3709 she plantsH5193 a vineyardH3754.17She 8surroundsH2296 her waistH4975 with strengthH5797 And makesH553 her armsH2220 strongH553.18She sensesH2938 that her profitH5504 is goodH2896; Her lampH5216 does not goH3518 outH3518 at nightH3915.19She stretchesH7971 outH7971 her handsH3027 to the 9distaffH3601, And her 10handsH3709 graspH8551 the spindleH6418.

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Notes

  1. 1. Proverbs 31:13 Lit palms ↩
  2. 2. Proverbs 31:13 Or willingly ↩
  3. 3. Proverbs 31:14 Ezek 27:25 ↩
  4. 4. Proverbs 31:15 Prov 20:13; Rom 12:11 ↩
  5. 5. Proverbs 31:15 Luke 12:42 ↩
  6. 6. Proverbs 31:15 Or prescribed tasks ↩
  7. 7. Proverbs 31:16 Lit the fruit of her palms ↩
  8. 8. Proverbs 31:17 1 Kin 18:46; 2 Kin 4:29; Job 38:3 ↩
  9. 9. Proverbs 31:19 I.e., the staff that holds the textile fibers for spinning ↩
  10. 10. Proverbs 31:19 Lit palms ↩

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