Dual Panel1The words <01697> of King <04428> Lemuel <03927>, an oracle <04853> that <0834> his mother <0517> taught <03256> him:
2O my son <01248>, O son <01248> of my womb <0990>, O son <01248> of my vows <05088>,
3Do not <0408> give <05414> your strength <02428> to women <0802>, nor your ways <01870> to that which ruins <04229> kings <04428>.
4It is not <0408> for kings <04428>, O Lemuel <03927>, it is not <0408> for kings <04428> to drink <08354> wine <03196>, or <0176> for rulers <07336> to crave strong drink <07941>,
5lest <06435> they drink <08354> and forget <07911> what is decreed <02710>, and remove <08138> from all <03605> the poor <06040> <01121> their legal rights <01779>.
6Give <05414> strong drink <07941> to the one who is perishing <06>, and wine <03196> to those who <05315> are bitterly distressed <04751>;
7let them drink <08354> and forget <07911> their poverty <07389>, and remember <02142> their misery <05999> no <03808> more <05750>.
8Open <06605> your mouth <06310> on <0413> behalf of those unable to speak <0483>, for the legal rights <01779> of all <03605> the dying <02475>.
9Open <06605> your mouth <06310>, judge <08199> in righteousness <06664>, and plead <01777> the cause of the poor <06041> and needy <034>.
10Who <04310> can find <04672> a wife <0802> of noble character <02428>? For her value <04377> is far more <07350> than rubies <06443>.
11The heart <03820> of her husband <01167> has confidence <0982> in her, and he has no <03808> lack <02637> of gain <07998>.
12She brings <01580> him good <02896> and not <03808> evil <07451> all <03605> the days <03117> of her life <02416>.
13She obtains <01875> wool <06785> and flax <06593>, and she is pleased <02656> to work <06213> with her hands <03709>.
14She is like <01961> the merchant <05503> ships <0591>; she brings <0935> her food <03899> from afar <04801>.
15She also gets up <06965> while it is still <05750> night <03915>, and provides <05414> food <02964> for her household <01004> and a portion <02706> to her female servants <05291>.
16She considers <02161> a field <07704> and buys <03947> it; from her own income <03709> <06529> she plants <05193> a vineyard <03754>.
17She begins <02296> her work <04975> vigorously <05797>, and she strengthens <0553> her arms <02220>.
18She knows <02938> that <03588> her merchandise <05504> is good <02896>, and her lamp <05216> does not <03808> go out <03518> in the night <03915>.
19Her hands <03027> take hold <07971> of the distaff <03601>, and her hands <03709> grasp <08551> the spindle <06418>.
20She extends <06566> her hand <03709> to the poor <06041>, and reaches <07971> out her hand <03027> to the needy <034>.
21She is not <03808> afraid <03372> of the snow <07950> for her household <01004>, for <03588> all <03605> of her household <01004> are clothed <03847> with scarlet <08144>.
22She makes for herself coverlets <04765>; her clothing <03830> is fine linen <08336> and purple <0713>.
23Her husband <01167> is well-known <03045> in the city gate <08179> when he sits <03427> with <05973> the elders <02205> of the land <0776>.
24She makes <06213> linen garments <05466> and sells <04376> them, and supplies <05414> the merchants <03669> with sashes <02289>.
25She is clothed <03830> with strength <05797> and honor <01926>, and she can laugh <07832> at the time <03117> to come <0314>.
26She opens <06605> her mouth <06310> with wisdom <02451>, and loving <02617> instruction <08451> is on <05921> her tongue <03956>.
27She watches <06822> over the ways <01979> of her household <01004>, and does not <03808> eat <0398> the bread <03899> of idleness <06104>.
28Her children <01121> rise up <06965> and call her blessed <0833>, her husband <01167> also praises <01984> her:
29“Many <07227> daughters <01323> have done <06213> valiantly <02428>, but you <0859> surpass <05927> them all <03605>!”
30Charm <02580> is deceitful <08267> and beauty <03308> is fleeting <01892>, but a woman <0802> who fears <03373> the Lord <03069> will be praised <01984>.
31Give <05414> her credit for what she has accomplished <03027> <06529>, and let her works <04639> praise <01984> her in the city gates <08179>.