Proverbs 31

1The words of king Lamuel. The vision wherewith his mother instructed him.● 2What, O my beloved, what, O the beloved of my womb, what, O the beloved of my vows?● 3Give not thy substance to women, and thy riches to destroy kings.● 4Give not to kings, O Lamuel, give not wine to kings: because there is no secret where drunkenness reigneth:● 5And lest they drink and forget judgments, and pervert the cause of the children of the poor.● 6Give strong drink to them that are sad; and wine to them that are grieved in mind:● 7Let them drink, and forget their want, and remember their sorrow no more.● 8Open thy mouth for the dumb, and for the causes of all the children that pass.● 9Open thy mouth, decree that which is just, and do justice to the needy and poor.● 10Who shall find a valiant woman? far, and from the uttermost coasts is the price of her.● 11The heart of her husband trusteth in her, and he shall have no need of spoils.● 12She will render him good, and not evil all the days of her life.● 13She hath sought wool and flax, and hath wrought by the counsel of her hands.● 14She is like the merchant's ship, she bringeth her bread from afar.● 15And she hath risen in the night, and given a prey to her household, and victuals to her maidens.● 16She hath considered a field, and bought it: with the fruit of her hands she hath planted a vineyard.● 17She hath girded her loins with strength, and hath strengthened her arm.● 18She hath tasted, and seen that her traffic is good: her lamp shall not be put out in the night.● 19She hath put out her hand to strong things, and her fingers have taken hold of the spindle.● 20She hath opened her hand to the needy, and stretched out her hands to the poor.● 21She shall not fear for her house in the cold of snow: for all her domestics are clothed with double garments.● 22She hath made for herself clothing of tapestry: fine linen, and purple, is her covering.● 23Her husband is honourable in the gates, when he sitteth among the senators of the land.● 24She made fine linen, and sold it, and delivered a girdle to the Chanaanite.● 25Strength and beauty are her clothing, and she shall laugh in the latter day.● 26She hath opened her mouth to wisdom, and the law of clemency is on her tongue.● 27She hath looked well on the paths of her house, and hath not eaten her bread idle.● 28Her children rose up, and called her blessed: her husband, and he praised her.● 29Many daughters have gathered together riches: thou hast surpassed them all.● 30Favour is deceitful, and beauty is vain: the woman that feareth the Lord, she shall be praised.● 31Give her of the fruit of her hands: and let her works praise her in the gates.●