Proverbs 31
World English BibleTranslation
World English Bible
Clementine Vulgate, 1598
1The words of King Lemuel—the revelation which his mother taught him:
1Verba Lamuelis regis. Visio qua erudivit eum mater sua.
2“Oh, my son! Oh, son of my womb! Oh, son of my vows!
2[Quid, dilecte mi? quid, dilecte uteri mei? quid, dilecte votorum meorum?
3Don’t give your strength to women, nor your ways to that which destroys kings.
3Ne dederis mulieribus substantiam tuam, et divitias tuas ad delendos reges.
4It is not for kings, 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 the law, and pervert the justice due to anyone who is afflicted.
5et ne forte bibant, et obliviscantur judiciorum, et mutent causam filiorum pauperis.
6Give strong drink to him who is ready to perish, 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 the mute, in the cause of all who are left desolate.
8Aperi os tuum muto, et causis omnium filiorum qui pertranseunt.
9Open your mouth, judge righteously, and serve justice to the poor and needy.”
9Aperi os tuum, decerne quod justum est, et judica inopem et pauperem.]
10Who can find a worthy woman? For her value is far above rubies.
10[Mulierem fortem quis inveniet? procul et de ultimis finibus pretium ejus.
11The heart of her husband trusts in her. He shall have no lack of gain.
11Confidit in ea cor viri sui, et spoliis non indigebit.
12She does him good, and not harm, all the days of her life.
12Reddet ei bonum, et non malum, omnibus diebus vitæ suæ.
13She seeks wool and flax, and works eagerly with her hands.
13Quæsivit lanam et linum, et operata est consilia manuum suarum.
14She is like the merchant ships. She brings her bread from afar.
14Facta est quasi navis institoris, de longe portans panem suum.
15She rises also while it is yet night, gives food to her household, and portions for her servant girls.
15Et de nocte surrexit, deditque prædam domesticis suis, et cibaria ancillis suis.
16She considers a field, and buys it. With the fruit of her hands, she plants a vineyard.
16Consideravit agrum, et emit eum; de fructu manuum suarum plantavit vineam.
17She arms her waist with strength, and makes her arms strong.
17Accinxit fortitudine lumbos suos, et roboravit brachium suum.
18She perceives that her merchandise is profitable. Her lamp doesn’t go out by night.
18Gustavit, et vidit quia bona est negotiatio ejus; non extinguetur in nocte lucerna ejus.
19She lays her hands to the distaff, and her hands hold the spindle.
19Manum suam misit ad fortia, et digiti ejus apprehenderunt fusum.
20She opens her arms to the poor; yes, she extends 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 makes for herself carpets of tapestry. Her clothing is fine linen and purple.
22Stragulatam vestem fecit sibi; byssus et purpura indumentum ejus.
23Her husband is respected in the gates, when 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, and delivers sashes to the merchant.
24Sindonem fecit, et vendidit, et cingulum tradidit Chananæo.
25Strength and dignity are her clothing. She laughs at the time to come.
25Fortitudo et decor indumentum ejus, et ridebit in die novissimo.
26She opens her mouth with wisdom. Kind instruction is on her tongue.
26Os suum aperuit sapientiæ, et lex clementiæ in lingua ejus.
27She looks well to the ways of her household, and doesn’t eat the bread of idleness.
27Consideravit semitas domus suæ, et panem otiosa non comedit.
28Her children rise up and call her blessed. Her husband also praises her:
28Surrexerunt filii ejus, et beatissimam prædicaverunt; vir ejus, et laudavit eam.
29“Many women do noble things, but you excel them all.”
29Multæ filiæ congregaverunt divitias; tu supergressa es universas.
30Charm is deceitful, and beauty is vain; but a woman who fears 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! 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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