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Proverbs 31:10-28

10Who canfindיִמְצָ֑אyim.Tza'H4672avirtuousחַ֭יִלCha.yilH2428womanאֵֽשֶׁת־'e.shet-H802? for herpriceמִכְרָֽהּ׃mikh.RahH4377isfarוְרָחֹ֖קve.ra.ChokH7350aboverubiesמִפְּנִינִ֣יםmi.pe.ni.NimH6443.

11Theheartלֵ֣בlevH3820of herhusbandבַּעְלָ֑הּba'.LahH1167doth safelytrustבָּ֣טַחBa.tachH982in her, so that he shall have noneedיֶחְסָֽר׃yech.SarH2637ofspoilוְ֝שָׁלָ֗לve.sha.LalH7998.

12She willdoגְּמָלַ֣תְהוּge.ma.Lat.huH1580himgoodט֣וֹבTovH2896and notevilרָ֑עRa'H7451all thedaysיְמֵ֣יye.MeiH3117of herlifeחַיֶּֽיה׃chai.YeihH2416.

13Sheseekethדָּ֭רְשָׁהDa.re.shahH1875woolצֶ֣מֶרTze.merH6785, andflaxוּפִשְׁתִּ֑יםu.fish.TimH6593, andworkethוַ֝תַּ֗עַשׂva.Ta.'asH6213willinglyבְּחֵ֣פֶץbe.Che.fetzH2656with herhandsכַּפֶּֽיהָ׃ka.Pei.haH3709.

14She is like themerchantסוֹחֵ֑רso.CherH5503shipsכָּאֳנִיּ֣וֹתko.'o.ni.YotH591; shebringethתָּבִ֥יאta.Vi'H935herfoodלַחְמָֽהּ׃lach.MahH3899fromafarמִ֝מֶּרְחָ֗קmi.mer.ChakH4801.

15Sherisethוַתָּ֤קָם׀va.Ta.komH6965also while it is yetnightלַ֗יְלָהLay.lahH3915, andgivethוַתִּתֵּ֣ןva.ti.TenH5414foodטֶ֣רֶףTe.refH2964to herhouseholdלְבֵיתָ֑הּle.vei.TahH1004, and aportionוְ֝חֹ֗קve.ChokH2706to hermaidensלְנַעֲרֹתֶֽיהָ׃le.na.'a.ro.Tei.haH5291.

16Sheconsiderethזָמְמָ֣הza.me.MahH2161afieldשָׂ֭דֶהSa.dehH7704, andbuyethוַתִּקָּחֵ֑הוּva.ti.ka.Che.huH3947it: with thefruitמִפְּרִ֥יmi.pe.RiH6529of herhandsכַ֝פֶּ֗יהָkha.Pei.haH3709sheplantethנָ֣טְעָהne.ta'H5193avineyardכָּֽרֶם׃Ka.remH3754.

17Shegirdethחָֽגְרָ֣הcha.ge.RahH2296herloinsמָתְנֶ֑יהָma.te.Nei.haH4975withstrengthבְע֣וֹזve.'ozH5797, andstrengthenethוַ֝תְּאַמֵּ֗ץva.te.'a.MetzH553herarmsזְרֹעוֹתֶֽיהָ׃ze.ro.'o.Tei.haH2220.

18Sheperceivethטָ֭עֲמָהTa.'a.mahH2938that hermerchandiseסַחְרָ֑הּsach.RahH5504isgoodט֣וֹבTovH2896: herlampנֵרָֽהּ׃ne.RahH5216goeth notoutיִכְבֶּ֖הyikh.BehH3518bynightבַלַּ֣יְלָהva.la.yilH3915.

19Shelayethשִׁלְּחָ֣הshi.le.ChahH7971herhandsיָ֭דֶיהָYa.dei.haH3027to thespindleבַכִּישׁ֑וֹרva.ki.ShorH3601, and herhandsוְ֝כַפֶּ֗יהָve.kha.Pei.haH3709holdתָּ֣מְכוּTa.me.khuH8551thedistaffפָֽלֶךְ׃Fa.lekhH6418.

20She stretchethoutפָּרְשָׂ֣הpa.re.SahH6566herhandכַּ֭פָּהּKa.pahH3709to thepoorלֶעָנִ֑יle.'a.NiH6041; yea, she reachethforthשִׁלְּחָ֥הshi.le.ChahH7971herhandsוְ֝יָדֶ֗יהָve.ya.Dei.haH3027to theneedyלָֽאֶבְיֽוֹן׃La.'ev.YonH34.

21She is notafraidתִירָ֣אti.Ra'H3372of thesnowמִשָּׁ֑לֶגmi.Sha.legH7950for herhouseholdלְבֵיתָ֣הּle.vei.TahH1004: for all herhouseholdבֵּ֝יתָ֗הּbei.TahH1004areclothedלָבֻ֥שׁla.VushH3847withscarletשָׁנִֽים׃sha.NimH8144.

22Shemakethעָֽשְׂתָה־'a.se.tah-H6213herself coverings oftapestryמַרְבַדִּ֥יםmar.va.DimH4765; herclothingלְבוּשָֽׁהּ׃le.vu.ShahH3830issilkשֵׁ֖שׁsheshH8336andpurpleוְאַרְגָּמָ֣ןve.'ar.ga.ManH713.

23Herhusbandבַּעְלָ֑הּba'.LahH1167isknownנוֹדָ֣עno.Da'H3045in thegatesבַּשְּׁעָרִ֣יםba.she.'a.RimH8179, when hesittethבְּ֝שִׁבְתּ֗וֹbe.shiv.ToH3427among theeldersזִקְנֵי־zik.nei-H2205of thelandאָֽרֶץ׃'A.retzH776.

24Shemakethעָ֭שְׂתָה'A.se.tahH6213finelinenסָדִ֣יןsa.DinH5466, andsellethוַתִּמְכֹּ֑רva.tim.KorH4376it ; anddeliverethנָתְנָ֥הna.te.NahH5414waistbandsH2289to themerchantלַֽכְּנַעֲנִֽי׃La.ke.na.'a.NiH3669.

25Strengthעֹז־'oz-H5797andhonourוְהָדָ֥רve.ha.DarH1926are herclothingלְבוּשָׁ֑הּle.vu.ShahH3830; and she shallrejoiceוַ֝תִּשְׂחַ֗קva.tis.ChakH7832intimeלְי֣וֹםle.YomH3117tocomeאַחֲרֽוֹן׃'a.cha.RonH314.

26Sheopenethפָּתְחָ֣הpa.te.ChahH6605hermouthפִּ֭יהָPi.haH6310withwisdomבְחָכְמָ֑הve.cha.khe.MahH2451; and on hertongueלְשׁוֹנָֽהּ׃le.sho.NahH3956is thelawוְתֽוֹרַת־ve.to.rat-H8451ofkindnessחֶ֝֗סֶדChe.sedH2617.

27She lookethwellצ֭וֹפִיָּהTzo.fi.yahH6822to thewaysהֲלִיכ֣וֹתha.li.KhotH1979of herhouseholdבֵּיתָ֑הּbei.TahH1004, andeatethתֹאכֵֽל׃to.KhelH398not thebreadוְלֶ֥חֶםve.Le.chemH3899ofidlenessעַ֝צְל֗וּת'atz.LutH6104.

28Herchildrenבָ֭נֶיהָVa.nei.haH1121riseupקָ֣מוּKa.muH6965, and call herblessedוַֽיְאַשְּׁר֑וּהָvay.'a.she.Ru.haH833; herhusbandבַּ֝עְלָ֗הּba'.LahH1167also, and hepraisethוַֽיְהַֽלְלָהּ׃Vay.Ha.LahH1984her.

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