1The wordsדִּ֭בְרֵיDiv.reiH1697of kingמֶ֑לֶךְMe.lekhH4428Lemuelלְמוּאֵ֣לle.mu.'ElH3927,the prophecyמַ֝שָּׂ֗אma.Sa'H4853that his motherאִמּֽוֹ׃'i.MoH517taughtיִסְּרַ֥תּוּyi.se.Ra.tuH3256him.
2What, my sonH1248?and what, the sonH1248of my wombבִּטְנִ֑יbit.NiH990?and what, the sonH1248of my vowsנְדָרָֽי׃ne.da.RaiH5088?
3Giveתִּתֵּ֣ןti.TenH5414not thy strengthחֵילֶ֑ךָchei.Le.khaH2428unto womenלַנָּשִׁ֣יםla.na.ShimH802,nor thy waysוּ֝דְרָכֶ֗יךָu.de.ra.Khei.khaH1870to that which destroyethלַֽמְח֥וֹתlam.ChotH4229kingsמְלָכִֽין׃me.la.KhinH4428.
4It isnot for kingsלַֽמְלָכִ֨ים׀lam.la.KhimH4428,O Lemuelלְֽמוֹאֵ֗לle.mo.'ElH3927, it isnot for kingsלַֽמְלָכִ֣יםlam.la.KhimH4428to drinkשְׁתוֹ־she.tov-H8354wineיָ֑יִןYa.yinH3196;nor forאֵ֣י'ovH176H335princesוּ֝לְרוֹזְנִ֗יםu.le.roz.NimH7336strong drinkשֵׁכָֽר׃she.KharH7941:
5Lest they drinkיִ֭שְׁתֶּהYish.tehH8354,and forgetוְיִשְׁכַּ֣חve.yish.KachH7911the lawמְחֻקָּ֑קme.chu.KakH2710,and pervertוִֽ֝ישַׁנֶּהVi.sha.nehH8138the judgmentדִּ֣יןdinH1779of any of the afflictedבְּנֵי־ עֹֽנִי׃be.nei- 'O.niH6040H1121.
6Giveתְּנוּ־te.nu-H5414strong drinkשֵׁכָ֣רshe.KharH7941unto him that is ready to perishלְאוֹבֵ֑דle.'o.VedH6,and wineוְ֝יַיִןVe.ya.yinH3196unto those that be of heavyלְמָ֣רֵיle.Ma.reiH4751heartsנָֽפֶשׁ׃Na.feshH5315.
7Let him drinkיִ֭שְׁתֶּהYish.tehH8354,and forgetוְיִשְׁכַּ֣חve.yish.KachH7911his povertyרִישׁ֑וֹri.ShoH7389,and rememberיִזְכָּר־yiz.kor-H2142his miseryוַ֝עֲמָל֗וֹva.'a.ma.LoH5999no more.
8Openפְּתַח־pe.tach-H6605thy mouthפִּ֥יךָPi.khaH6310for the dumbלְאִלֵּ֑םle.'i.LemH483in the causeדִּ֝֗יןDinH1779of all such as are appointedבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121to destructionחֲלֽוֹף׃cha.LofH2475.
9Openפְּתַח־pe.tach-H6605thy mouthפִּ֥יךָPi.khaH6310,judgeשְׁפָט־she.fot-H8199righteouslyצֶ֑דֶקTze.dekH6664,and pleadוְ֝דִ֗יןve.DinH1777the cause of the poorעָנִ֥י'a.NiH6041and needyוְאֶבְיֽוֹן׃ פve.'ev.YonH34.
10Who can findיִמְצָ֑אyim.Tza'H4672a virtuousחַ֭יִלCha.yilH2428womanאֵֽשֶׁת־'e.shet-H802?for her priceמִכְרָֽהּ׃mikh.RahH4377isfarוְרָחֹ֖קve.ra.ChokH7350above rubiesמִפְּנִינִ֣יםmi.pe.ni.NimH6443.
11The heartלֵ֣בlevH3820of her husbandבַּעְלָ֑הּba'.LahH1167doth safely trustבָּ֣טַחBa.tachH982in her, so that he shall have no needיֶחְסָֽר׃yech.SarH2637of spoilוְ֝שָׁלָ֗לve.sha.LalH7998.
12She will doגְּמָלַ֣תְהוּge.ma.Lat.huH1580him goodט֣וֹבTovH2896and not evilרָ֑עRa'H7451all the daysיְמֵ֣יye.MeiH3117of her lifeחַיֶּֽיה׃chai.YeihH2416.
13She seekethדָּ֭רְשָׁהDa.re.shahH1875woolצֶ֣מֶרTze.merH6785,and flaxוּפִשְׁתִּ֑יםu.fish.TimH6593,and workethוַ֝תַּ֗עַשׂva.Ta.'asH6213willinglyבְּחֵ֣פֶץbe.Che.fetzH2656with her handsכַּפֶּֽיהָ׃ka.Pei.haH3709.
14She is like the merchants’סוֹחֵ֑רso.CherH5503shipsכָּאֳנִיּ֣וֹתko.'o.ni.YotH591;she bringethתָּבִ֥יאta.Vi'H935her foodלַחְמָֽהּ׃lach.MahH3899from afarמִ֝מֶּרְחָ֗קmi.mer.ChakH4801.
15She risethוַתָּ֤קָם׀va.Ta.komH6965also while it is yet nightלַ֗יְלָהLay.lahH3915,and givethוַתִּתֵּ֣ןva.ti.TenH5414meatטֶ֣רֶףTe.refH2964to her householdלְבֵיתָ֑הּle.vei.TahH1004,and a portionוְ֝חֹ֗קve.ChokH2706to her maidensלְנַעֲרֹתֶֽיהָ׃le.na.'a.ro.Tei.haH5291.
16She considerethזָמְמָ֣הza.me.MahH2161a fieldשָׂ֭דֶהSa.dehH7704,and buyethוַתִּקָּחֵ֑הוּva.ti.ka.Che.huH3947it: with the fruitמִפְּרִ֥יmi.pe.RiH6529of her handsכַ֝פֶּ֗יהָkha.Pei.haH3709she plantethנָ֣טְעָהne.ta'H5193a vineyardכָּֽרֶם׃Ka.remH3754.
18She perceivethטָ֭עֲמָהTa.'a.mahH2938that her merchandiseסַחְרָ֑הּsach.RahH5504isgoodט֣וֹבTovH2896:her candleנֵרָֽהּ׃ne.RahH5216goeth not outיִכְבֶּ֖הyikh.BehH3518by nightבַלַּ֣יְלָהva.la.yilH3915.
19She layethשִׁלְּחָ֣הshi.le.ChahH7971her handsיָ֭דֶיהָYa.dei.haH3027to the spindleבַכִּישׁ֑וֹרva.ki.ShorH3601,and her handsוְ֝כַפֶּ֗יהָve.kha.Pei.haH3709holdתָּ֣מְכוּTa.me.khuH8551the distaffפָֽלֶךְ׃Fa.lekhH6418.
20She stretcheth outפָּרְשָׂ֣הpa.re.SahH6566her handכַּ֭פָּהּKa.pahH3709to the poorלֶעָנִ֑יle.'a.NiH6041;yea, she reacheth forthשִׁלְּחָ֥הshi.le.ChahH7971her handsוְ֝יָדֶ֗יהָve.ya.Dei.haH3027to the needyלָֽאֶבְיֽוֹן׃La.'ev.YonH34.
21She is not afraidתִירָ֣אti.Ra'H3372of the snowמִשָּׁ֑לֶגmi.Sha.legH7950for her householdלְבֵיתָ֣הּle.vei.TahH1004:for all her householdבֵּ֝יתָ֗הּbei.TahH1004areclothedלָבֻ֥שׁla.VushH3847with scarletשָׁנִֽים׃sha.NimH8144.
22She makethעָֽשְׂתָה־'a.se.tah-H6213herself coverings of tapestryמַרְבַדִּ֥יםmar.va.DimH4765;her clothingלְבוּשָֽׁהּ׃le.vu.ShahH3830issilkשֵׁ֖שׁsheshH8336and purpleוְאַרְגָּמָ֣ןve.'ar.ga.ManH713.
23Her husbandבַּעְלָ֑הּba'.LahH1167is knownנוֹדָ֣עno.Da'H3045in the gatesבַּשְּׁעָרִ֣יםba.she.'a.RimH8179,when he sittethבְּ֝שִׁבְתּ֗וֹbe.shiv.ToH3427among the eldersזִקְנֵי־zik.nei-H2205of the landאָֽרֶץ׃'A.retzH776.
24She makethעָ֭שְׂתָה'A.se.tahH6213fine linenסָדִ֣יןsa.DinH5466,and sellethוַתִּמְכֹּ֑רva.tim.KorH4376it;and deliverethנָתְנָ֥הna.te.NahH5414girdlesH2289unto the merchantלַֽכְּנַעֲנִֽי׃La.ke.na.'a.NiH3669.
25Strengthעֹז־'oz-H5797and honourוְהָדָ֥רve.ha.DarH1926areher clothingלְבוּשָׁ֑הּle.vu.ShahH3830;and she shall rejoiceוַ֝תִּשְׂחַ֗קva.tis.ChakH7832in timeלְי֣וֹםle.YomH3117to comeאַחֲרֽוֹן׃'a.cha.RonH314.
26She openethפָּתְחָ֣הpa.te.ChahH6605her mouthפִּ֭יהָPi.haH6310with wisdomבְחָכְמָ֑הve.cha.khe.MahH2451;and in her tongueלְשׁוֹנָֽהּ׃le.sho.NahH3956isthe lawוְתֽוֹרַת־ve.to.rat-H8451of kindnessחֶ֝֗סֶדChe.sedH2617.
27She looketh wellצ֭וֹפִיָּהTzo.fi.yahH6822to the waysהֲלִיכ֣וֹתha.li.KhotH1979of her householdבֵּיתָ֑הּbei.TahH1004,and eatethתֹאכֵֽל׃to.KhelH398not the breadוְלֶ֥חֶםve.Le.chemH3899of idlenessעַ֝צְל֗וּת'atz.LutH6104.
28Her childrenבָ֭נֶיהָVa.nei.haH1121arise upקָ֣מוּKa.muH6965,and call her blessedוַֽיְאַשְּׁר֑וּהָvay.'a.she.Ru.haH833;her husbandבַּ֝עְלָ֗הּba'.LahH1167also,and he praisethוַֽיְהַֽלְלָהּ׃Vay.Ha.LahH1984her.
29Manyרַבּ֣וֹתra.BotH7227daughtersבָּ֭נוֹתBa.notH1323have doneעָ֣שׂוּ'A.suH6213virtuouslyחָ֑יִלCha.yilH2428,but thou excellestעָלִ֥ית'a.LitH5927them all.
30Favourהַ֭חֵןHa.chenH2580isdeceitfulשֶׁ֣קֶרShe.kerH8267,and beautyהַיֹּ֑פִיhai.Yo.fiH3308isvainוְהֶ֣בֶלve.He.velH1892: buta womanאִשָּׁ֥ה'i.ShahH802thatfearethיִרְאַת־yir.'at-H3373Yhwhיְ֝הוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,she shall be praisedתִתְהַלָּֽל׃tit.ha.LalH1984.
31Giveתְּנוּ־te.nu-H5414her of the fruitמִפְּרִ֣יmi.pe.RiH6529of her handsיָדֶ֑יהָya.Dei.haH3027;and let her own worksמַעֲשֶֽׂיהָ׃ma.'a.Sei.haH4639praiseוִֽיהַלְל֖וּהָvi.ha.Lu.haH1984her in the gatesבַשְּׁעָרִ֣יםva.she.'a.RimH8179.
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