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  31:1 ¶
The wordsº
of kingº
Læmû´ël
לְמוּאֵל,º
the prophecyº
thatº
his motherº
taughtºº
him. |
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31:1 ¶
The words of king Lemuel, the prophecy that his mother taught him. |
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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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31:2
What, my son? and what, the son of my womb? and what, the son of my vows? |
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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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31:3
Give not thy strength unto women, nor thy ways to that which destroyeth kings. |
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31:4
[It is] notº
for kings,º
O
Læmû´ël
לְמוּאֵל,º
[it is] notº
for kingsº
to drinkºº
wine;º
norº
forººº
princesºº
strong drink: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 strong drink: |
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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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31:5
Lest they drink, and forget the law, and pervert the judgment of any of the afflicted. |
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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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31:6
Give strong drink unto him that is ready to perish, and wine unto those that be of heavy hearts. |
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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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31:7
Let him drink, and forget his poverty, and remember his misery no more. |
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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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31:8
Open thy mouth for the dumb in the cause of all such as are appointed to destruction. |
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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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31:9
Open thy mouth, judge righteously, and plead the cause of the poor and needy. |
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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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31:10 ¶
Who can find a virtuous woman? for her price [is] far above rubies. |
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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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31:11
The heart of her husband doth safely trust in her, so that he shall have no need of spoil. |
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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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31:12
She will do him good and not evil all the days of her life. |
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31:13
She seekethºº
wool,º
and flax,º
and workethºº
willinglyº
with her hands.º |
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31:13
She seeketh wool, and flax, and worketh willingly with her hands. |
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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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31:14
She is like the merchants' ships; she bringeth her food from afar. |
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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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31:15
She riseth also while it is yet night, and giveth meat to her household, and a portion to her maidens. |
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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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31:16
She considereth a field, and buyeth it: with the fruit of her hands she planteth a vineyard. |
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31:17
She girdethºº
her loinsº
with strength,º
and strengthenethºº
her arms.º |
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31:17
She girdeth her loins with strength, and strengtheneth her arms. |
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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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31:18
She perceiveth that her merchandise [is] good: her candle goeth not out by night. |
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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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31:19
She layeth her hands to the spindle, and her hands hold the distaff. |
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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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31:20
She stretcheth out her hand to the poor; yea, she reacheth forth her hands to the needy. |
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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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31:21
She is not afraid of the snow for her household: for all her household [are] clothed with scarlet. |
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31:22
She makethºº
herself coverings of tapestry;º
her clothingº
[is] silkº
and purple.º |
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31:22
She maketh herself coverings of tapestry; her clothing [is] silk and purple. |
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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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31:23
Her husband is known in the gates, when he sitteth among the elders of the land. |
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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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31:24
She maketh fine linen, and selleth [it]; and delivereth girdles unto the merchant. |
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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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31:25
Strength and honour [are] her clothing; and she shall rejoice in time to come. |
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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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31:26
She openeth her mouth with wisdom; and in her tongue [is] the law of kindness. |
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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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31:27
She looketh well to the ways of her household, and eateth not the bread of idleness. |
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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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31:28
Her children arise up, and call her blessed; her husband [also], and he praiseth her. |
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31:29
Manyº
daughtersº
have doneºº
virtuously,º
but thouº
excellestººº
them all.º |
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31:29
Many daughters have done virtuously, but thou excellest them all. |
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31:30
Favourº
[is] deceitful,º
and beautyº
[is] vain:º
[but] a womanº
[that] fearethº
Yähwè
יָהוֶה,º
sheº
shall be praised.ºº |
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31:30
Favour [is] deceitful, and beauty [is] vain: [but] a woman [that] feareth Yahweh, she shall be praised. |
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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 |
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31:31
Give her of the fruit of her hands; and let her own works praise her in the gates. |
