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Глава 31

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  • 1. The words of king Lemuel: The prophecie which his mother taught him.
  • 2. What my sonne! and what ye sonne of my wombe! and what, O sonne of my desires!
  • 3. Giue not thy strength vnto women, nor thy wayes, which is to destroy Kings.
  • 4. It is not for Kings, O Lemuel, it is not for Kings to drink wine nor for princes strog drinke,
  • 5. Lest he drinke and forget the decree, and change the iudgement of all the children of affliction.
  • 6. Giue ye strong drinke vnto him that is readie to perish, and wine vnto them that haue griefe of heart.
  • 7. Let him drinke, that he may forget his pouertie, and remember his miserie no more.
  • 8. Open thy mouth for the domme in the cause of all the children of destruction.
  • 9. Open thy mouth: iudge righteously, and iudge the afflicted, and the poore.
  • 10. Who shall finde a vertuous woman? for her price is farre aboue the pearles.
  • 11. The heart of her husbande trusteth in her, and he shall haue no neede of spoyle.
  • 12. She will doe him good, and not euill all the dayes of her life.
  • 13. She seeketh wooll and flaxe, and laboureth cheerefully with her handes.
  • 14. She is like the shippes of marchants: shee bringeth her foode from afarre.
  • 15. And she riseth, whiles it is yet night: and giueth the portion to her houshold, and the ordinarie to her maides.
  • 16. She considereth a field, and getteth it: and with the fruite of her handes she planteth a vineyarde.
  • 17. She girdeth her loynes with strength, and strengtheneth her armes.
  • 18. She feeleth that her marchandise is good: her candle is not put out by night.
  • 19. She putteth her handes to the wherue, and her handes handle the spindle.
  • 20. She stretcheth out her hand to the poore, and putteth foorth her hands to the needie.
  • 21. She feareth not the snowe for her familie: for all her familie is clothed with skarlet.
  • 22. She maketh her selfe carpets: fine linen and purple is her garment.
  • 23. Her husband is knowen in the gates, when he sitteth with the Elders of the land.
  • 24. She maketh sheetes, and selleth them, and giueth girdels vnto the marchant.
  • 25. Strength and honour is her clothing, and in the latter day she shall reioyce.
  • 26. She openeth her mouth with wisdome, and the lawe of grace is in her tongue.
  • 27. She ouerseeth the wayes of her housholde, and eateth not the bread of ydlenes.
  • 28. Her children rise vp, and call her blessed: her husband also shall prayse her, saying,
  • 29. Many daughters haue done vertuously: but thou surmountest them all.
  • 30. Fauour is deceitfull, and beautie is vanitie: but a woman that feareth the Lorde, she shall be praysed.
  • 31. Giue her of the fruite of her hands, and let her owne workes prayse her in the gates.
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