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Proverbs 31 :: Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 31:1 - Words of Lemuel a king, a declaration that his mother taught him:
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 31:2 - 'What, my son? and what, son of my womb? And what, son of my vows?
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 31:3 - Give not to women thy strength, And thy ways to wiping away of kings.
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 31:4 - Not for kings, O Lemuel, Not for kings, to drink wine, And for princes a desire of strong drink.
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 31:5 - Lest he drink, and forget the decree, And change the judgment of any of the sons of affliction.
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 31:6 - Give strong drink to the perishing, And wine to the bitter in soul,
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 31:7 - He drinketh, and forgetteth his poverty, And his misery he remembereth not again.
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 31:8 - Open thy mouth for the dumb, For the right of all sons of change.
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 31:9 - Open thy mouth, judge righteously, Both the cause of the poor and needy!'

Description of a Worthy Woman

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 31:10 - A woman of worth who doth find? Yea, far above rubies is her price.
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 31:11 - The heart of her husband hath trusted in her, And spoil he lacketh not.
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 31:12 - She hath done him good, and not evil, All days of her life.
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 31:13 - She hath sought wool and flax, And with delight she worketh with her hands.
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 31:14 - She hath been as ships of the merchant, From afar she bringeth in her bread.
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 31:15 - Yea, she riseth while yet night, And giveth food to her household, And a portion to her damsels.
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 31:16 - She hath considered a field, and taketh it, From the fruit of her hands she hath planted a vineyard.
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 31:17 - She hath girded with might her loins, And doth strengthen her arms.
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 31:18 - She hath perceived when her merchandise is good, Her lamp is not extinguished in the night.
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 31:19 - Her hands she hath sent forth on a spindle, And her hands have held a distaff.
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 31:20 - Her hand she hath spread forth to the poor, Yea, her hands she sent forth to the needy.
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 31:21 - She is not afraid of her household from snow, For all her household are clothed with scarlet.
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 31:22 - Ornamental coverings she hath made for herself, Silk and purple are her clothing.
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 31:23 - Known in the gates is her husband, In his sitting with elders of the land.
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 31:24 - Linen garments she hath made, and selleth, And a girdle she hath given to the merchant.
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 31:25 - Strength and honour are her clothing, And she rejoiceth at a latter day.
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 31:26 - Her mouth she hath opened in wisdom, And the law of kindness is on her tongue.
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 31:27 - She is watching the ways of her household, And bread of sloth she eateth not.
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 31:28 - Her sons have risen up, and pronounce her happy, Her husband, and he praiseth her,
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 31:29 - 'Many are the daughters who have done worthily, Thou hast gone up above them all.'
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 31:30 - The grace is false, and the beauty is vain, A woman fearing Jehovah, she may boast herself.
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 31:31 - Give ye to her of the fruit of her hands, And her works do praise her in the gates!
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The Young's Literal Translation was translated by Robert Young, who believed in a strictly literal translation of God's word. This version of the Bible is in the public domain.

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