Proverbs 31
JPS Tanakh (Jewish Publication Society, 1917)
Clementine Vulgate, 1598
1The words of king Lemuel; the burden wherewith his mother corrected him.
1Verba Lamuelis regis. Visio qua erudivit eum mater sua.
2What, my son? and what, O son of my womb? and what, O son of my vows?
2[Quid, dilecte mi? quid, dilecte uteri mei? quid, dilecte votorum meorum?
3Give not thy strength unto women, nor thy ways to that which destroyeth 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: nor for princes to say: 'Where is strong drink?'
4Noli regibus, o Lamuel, noli regibus dare vinum, quia nullum secretum est ubi regnat ebrietas;
5Lest they drink, and forget that which is decreed, and pervert the justice due to any that is afflicted.
5et ne forte bibant, et obliviscantur judiciorum, et mutent causam filiorum pauperis.
6Give strong drink unto him that is ready to perish, and wine unto 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 thy mouth for the dumb, in the cause of all such as are appointed to destruction.
8Aperi os tuum muto, et causis omnium filiorum qui pertranseunt.
9Open thy mouth, judge righteously, and plead the cause of the poor and needy.
9Aperi os tuum, decerne quod justum est, et judica inopem et pauperem.]
10A woman of valour who can find? for her price is far above rubies.
10[Mulierem fortem quis inveniet? procul et de ultimis finibus pretium ejus.
11The heart of her husband doth safely trust in her, and he hath no lack of gain.
11Confidit in ea cor viri sui, et spoliis non indigebit.
12She doeth him good and not evil all the days of her life.
12Reddet ei bonum, et non malum, omnibus diebus vitæ suæ.
13She seeketh wool and flax, and worketh willingly with her hands.
13Quæsivit lanam et linum, et operata est consilia manuum suarum.
14She is like the merchant-ships; she bringeth her food from afar.
14Facta est quasi navis institoris, de longe portans panem suum.
15She riseth also while it is yet night, and giveth food to her household, and a portion to her maidens.
15Et de nocte surrexit, deditque prædam domesticis suis, et cibaria ancillis suis.
16She considereth a field, and buyeth it; with the fruit of her hands she planteth a vineyard.
16Consideravit agrum, et emit eum; de fructu manuum suarum plantavit vineam.
17She girdeth her loins with strength, and maketh strong her arms.
17Accinxit fortitudine lumbos suos, et roboravit brachium suum.
18She perceiveth that her merchandise is good; her lamp goeth not out by night.
18Gustavit, et vidit quia bona est negotiatio ejus; non extinguetur in nocte lucerna ejus.
19She layeth her hands to the distaff, and her hands hold the spindle.
19Manum suam misit ad fortia, et digiti ejus apprehenderunt fusum.
20She stretcheth out her hand to the poor; yea, she reacheth forth her hands to the needy.
20Manum suam aperuit inopi, et palmas suas extendit ad pauperem.
21She is not afraid of the snow for her household; for all her household are clothed with scarlet.
21Non timebit domui suæ a frigoribus nivis; omnes enim domestici ejus vestiti sunt duplicibus.
22She maketh for herself coverlets; her clothing is fine linen and purple.
22Stragulatam vestem fecit sibi; byssus et purpura indumentum ejus.
23Her husband is known in the gates, when he sitteth among the elders of the land.
23Nobilis in portis vir ejus, quando sederit cum senatoribus terræ.
24She maketh linen garments and selleth them; and delivereth girdles unto the merchant.
24Sindonem fecit, et vendidit, et cingulum tradidit Chananæo.
25Strength and dignity are her clothing; and she laugheth at the time to come.
25Fortitudo et decor indumentum ejus, et ridebit in die novissimo.
26She openeth her mouth with wisdom; and the law of kindness is on her tongue.
26Os suum aperuit sapientiæ, et lex clementiæ in lingua ejus.
27She looketh well to the ways of her household, and eateth not the bread of idleness.
27Consideravit semitas domus suæ, et panem otiosa non comedit.
28Her children rise up, and call her blessed; her husband also, and he praiseth her:
28Surrexerunt filii ejus, et beatissimam prædicaverunt; vir ejus, et laudavit eam.
29'Many daughters have done valiantly, but thou excellest them all.'
29Multæ filiæ congregaverunt divitias; tu supergressa es universas.
30Grace is deceitful, and beauty is vain; but a woman that feareth the LORD, she shall be praised.
30Fallax gratia, et vana est pulchritudo: mulier timens Dominum, ipsa laudabitur.
31Give her of the fruit of her hands; and let her works praise her in the gates.
31Date ei de fructu manuum suarum, et laudent eam in portis opera ejus.]
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