Proverbs 31
Berean Standard BibleTranslation
Berean Standard Bible
Clementine Vulgate, 1598
1These are the words of King Lemuel—the burden that his mother taught him:
1Verba Lamuelis regis. Visio qua erudivit eum mater sua.
2What shall I say, O my son? What, O son of my womb? What, O son of my vows?
2[Quid, dilecte mi? quid, dilecte uteri mei? quid, dilecte votorum meorum?
3Do not spend your strength on women or your vigor on those who ruin kings.
3Ne dederis mulieribus substantiam tuam, et divitias tuas ad delendos reges.
4It is not for kings, O Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine, or for rulers to crave strong drink,
4Noli regibus, o Lamuel, noli regibus dare vinum, quia nullum secretum est ubi regnat ebrietas;
5lest they drink and forget what is decreed, depriving all the oppressed of justice.
5et ne forte bibant, et obliviscantur judiciorum, et mutent causam filiorum pauperis.
6Give strong drink to one who is perishing, and wine to the bitter in soul.
6Date siceram mœrentibus, et vinum his qui amaro sunt animo.
7Let him drink and forget his poverty, and remember his misery no more.
7Bibant, et obliviscantur egestatis suæ, et doloris sui non recordentur amplius.
8Open your mouth for those with no voice, for the cause of all the dispossessed.
8Aperi os tuum muto, et causis omnium filiorum qui pertranseunt.
9Open your mouth, judge righteously, and defend the cause of the poor and needy.
9Aperi os tuum, decerne quod justum est, et judica inopem et pauperem.]
10A wife of noble character, who can find? She is far more precious than rubies.
10[Mulierem fortem quis inveniet? procul et de ultimis finibus pretium ejus.
11The heart of her husband trusts in her, and he lacks nothing of value.
11Confidit in ea cor viri sui, et spoliis non indigebit.
12She brings him good and not harm all the days of her life.
12Reddet ei bonum, et non malum, omnibus diebus vitæ suæ.
13She selects wool and flax and works with eager hands.
13Quæsivit lanam et linum, et operata est consilia manuum suarum.
14She is like the merchant ships, bringing her food from afar.
14Facta est quasi navis institoris, de longe portans panem suum.
15She rises while it is still night to provide food for her household and portions for her maidservants.
15Et de nocte surrexit, deditque prædam domesticis suis, et cibaria ancillis suis.
16She appraises a field and buys it; from her earnings she plants a vineyard.
16Consideravit agrum, et emit eum; de fructu manuum suarum plantavit vineam.
17She girds herself with strength and shows that her arms are strong.
17Accinxit fortitudine lumbos suos, et roboravit brachium suum.
18She sees that her gain is good, and her lamp is not extinguished at night.
18Gustavit, et vidit quia bona est negotiatio ejus; non extinguetur in nocte lucerna ejus.
19She stretches out her hands to the distaff and grasps the spindle with her fingers.
19Manum suam misit ad fortia, et digiti ejus apprehenderunt fusum.
20She opens her arms to the poor and reaches out her hands to the needy.
20Manum suam aperuit inopi, et palmas suas extendit ad pauperem.
21When it snows, she has no fear for her household, for they are all clothed in scarlet.
21Non timebit domui suæ a frigoribus nivis; omnes enim domestici ejus vestiti sunt duplicibus.
22She makes coverings for her bed; her clothing is fine linen and purple.
22Stragulatam vestem fecit sibi; byssus et purpura indumentum ejus.
23Her husband is known at the city gate, where he sits among the elders of the land.
23Nobilis in portis vir ejus, quando sederit cum senatoribus terræ.
24She makes linen garments and sells them; she delivers sashes to the merchants.
24Sindonem fecit, et vendidit, et cingulum tradidit Chananæo.
25Strength and honor are her clothing, and she can laugh at the days to come.
25Fortitudo et decor indumentum ejus, et ridebit in die novissimo.
26She opens her mouth with wisdom, and faithful instruction is on her tongue.
26Os suum aperuit sapientiæ, et lex clementiæ in lingua ejus.
27She watches over the affairs of her household and does not eat the bread of idleness.
27Consideravit semitas domus suæ, et panem otiosa non comedit.
28Her children rise up and call her blessed; her husband praises her as well:
28Surrexerunt filii ejus, et beatissimam prædicaverunt; vir ejus, et laudavit eam.
29“Many daughters have done noble things, but you surpass them all!”
29Multæ filiæ congregaverunt divitias; tu supergressa es universas.
30Charm is deceptive and beauty is fleeting, but a woman who fears the LORD is to be praised.
30Fallax gratia, et vana est pulchritudo: mulier timens Dominum, ipsa laudabitur.
31Give her the fruit of her hands, and let her works praise her at the gates.
31Date ei de fructu manuum suarum, et laudent eam in portis opera ejus.]
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