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  31:1 ¶
The words of king Lemuel; the oracle which his mother taught him. |
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31:1 ¶
The wordsº
of kingº
Lemuel,º
the prophecyº
thatº
his motherº
taughtºº
him. |
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31:2
What, my son? and what, O son of my womb? And what, O son of my vows? |
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31:2
What,º
my son?º
and what,º
the sonº
of my womb?º
and what,º
the sonº
of my vows?º |
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31:3
Give not thy strength unto women, Nor thy ways to that which destroyeth kings. |
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31:3
Giveºº
notº
thy strengthº
unto women,º
nor thy waysº
to that which destroyethºº
kings.º |
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31:4
It is not for kings, O Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine; Nor for princes [to say], Where is strong drink? |
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31:4
[It is] notº
for kings,º
O Lemuel,º
[it is] notº
for kingsº
to drinkºº
wine;º
norº
forººº
princesºº
strong drink:º |
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31:5
Lest they drink, and forget the law, And pervert the justice [due] to any that is afflicted. |
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31:5
Lestº
they drink,ºº
and forgetºº
the law,ºº
and pervertºº
the judgmentº
of anyº
of the afflicted.ºº |
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31:6
Give strong drink unto him that is ready to perish, And wine unto the bitter in soul: |
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31:6
Giveºº
strong drinkº
unto him that is ready to perish,ºº
and wineº
unto those that be of heavyº
hearts.º |
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31:7
Let him drink, and forget his poverty, And remember his misery no more. |
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31:7
Let him drink,ºº
and forgetºº
his poverty,º
and rememberºº
his miseryº
noº
more.º |
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31:8
Open thy mouth for the dumb, In the cause of all such as are left desolate. |
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31:8
Openºº
thy mouthº
for the dumbº
inº
the causeº
of allº
such as are appointedº
to destruction.º |
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31:9
Open thy mouth, judge righteously, And minister justice to the poor and needy. |
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31:9
Openºº
thy mouth,º
judgeºº
righteously,º
and pleadºº
the causeº
of the poorº
and needy.º |
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31:10 ¶
A worthy woman who can find? For her price is far above rubies. |
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31:10 ¶
Whoº
can findºº
a virtuousº
woman?º
for her priceº
[is] farº
above rubies.ºº |
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31:11
The heart of her husband trusteth in her, And he shall have no lack of gain. |
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31:11
The heartº
of her husbandº
doth safely trustºº
in her, so that he shall have noº
needºº
of spoil.º |
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31:12
She doeth him good and not evil All the days of her life. |
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31:12
She will doºº
him goodº
and notº
evilº
allº
the daysº
of her life.º |
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31:13
She seeketh wool and flax, And worketh willingly with her hands. |
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31:13
She seekethºº
wool,º
and flax,º
and workethºº
willinglyº
with her hands.º |
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31:14
She is like the merchant-ships; She bringeth her bread from afar. |
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31:14
She isº
like the merchants'ºº
ships;º
she bringethºº
her foodº
from afar.ºº |
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31:15
She riseth also while it is yet night, And giveth food to her household, And their task to her maidens. |
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31:15
She risethºº
also while it is yetº
night,º
and givethºº
meatº
to her household,º
and a portionº
to her maidens.º |
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31:16
She considereth a field, and buyeth it; With the fruit of her hands she planteth a vineyard. |
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31:16
She considerethºº
a field,º
and buyethºº
it: with the fruitºº
of her handsº
she plantethºº
a vineyard.º |
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31:17
She girdeth her loins with strength, And maketh strong her arms. |
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31:17
She girdethºº
her loinsº
with strength,º
and strengthenethºº
her arms.º |
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31:18
She perceiveth that her merchandise is profitable: Her lamp goeth not out by night. |
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31:18
She perceivethºº
thatº
her merchandiseº
[is] good:º
her candleº
goeth not outººº
by night.º |
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31:19
She layeth her hands to the distaff, And her hands hold the spindle. |
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31:19
She layethºº
her handsº
to the spindle,º
and her handsº
holdºº
the distaff.º |
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31:20
She stretcheth out her hand to the poor; Yea, she reacheth forth her hands to the needy. |
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31:20
She stretcheth outºº
her handº
to the poor;º
yea, she reacheth forthºº
her handsº
to the needy.º |
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31:21
She is not afraid of the snow for her household; For all her household are clothed with scarlet. |
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31:21
She is notº
afraidºº
of the snowºº
for her household:º
forº
allº
her householdº
[are] clothedºº
with scarlet.º |
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31:22
She maketh for herself carpets of tapestry; Her clothing is fine linen and purple. |
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31:22
She makethºº
herself coverings of tapestry;º
her clothingº
[is] silkº
and purple.º |
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31:23
Her husband is known in the gates, When he sitteth among the elders of the land. |
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31:23
Her husbandº
is knownºº
in the gates,º
when he sittethºº
amongº
the eldersº
of the land.º |
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31:24
She maketh linen garments and selleth them, And delivereth girdles unto the merchant. |
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31:24
She makethºº
fine linen,º
and sellethºº
[it]; and deliverethºº
girdlesº
unto the merchant.º |
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31:25
Strength and dignity are her clothing; And she laugheth at the time to come. |
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31:25
Strengthº
and honourº
[are] her clothing;º
and she shall rejoiceºº
in timeº
to come.º |
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31:26
She openeth her mouth with wisdom; And the law of kindness is on her tongue. |
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31:26
She openethºº
her mouthº
with wisdom;º
and inº
her tongueº
[is] the lawº
of kindness.º |
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31:27
She looketh well to the ways of her household, And eateth not the bread of idleness. |
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31:27
She looketh wellºº
to the waysºº
of her household,º
and eatethºº
notº
the breadº
of idleness.º |
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31:28
Her children rise up, and call her blessed; Her husband [also], and he praiseth her, [saying]: |
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31:28
Her childrenº
arise up,ºº
and call her blessed;ºº
her husbandº
[also], and he praisethºº
her. |
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31:29
Many daughters have done worthily, But thou excellest them all. |
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31:29
Manyº
daughtersº
have doneºº
virtuously,º
but thouº
excellestººº
them all.º |
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31:30
Grace is deceitful, and beauty is vain; [But] a woman that feareth Jehovah, she shall be praised. |
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31:30
Favourº
[is] deceitful,º
and beautyº
[is] vain:º
[but] a womanº
[that] fearethº
the LORD,º
sheº
shall be praised.ºº |
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31:31
Give her of the fruit of her hands; And let her works praise her in the gates. |
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31:31
Giveºº
her of the fruitºº
of her hands;º
and let her own worksº
praiseºº
her in the gates.º |
