KJV

1  The words¹⁶⁹⁷ of king⁴⁴²⁸ Lemuel,³⁹²⁷ the prophecy⁴⁸⁵³ that⁸³⁴ his mother⁵¹⁷ taught³²⁵⁶ him.

2  What,⁴¹⁰⁰ my son?¹²⁴⁸ and what,⁴¹⁰⁰ the son¹²⁴⁸ of my womb?⁹⁹⁰ and what,⁴¹⁰⁰ the son¹²⁴⁸ of my vows?⁵⁰⁸⁸

3  Give⁵⁴¹⁴ not⁴⁰⁸ thy strength²⁴²⁸ unto women,⁸⁰² nor thy ways¹⁸⁷⁰ to that which destroyeth⁴²²⁹ kings.⁴⁴²⁸

4  It is not⁴⁰⁸ for kings,⁴⁴²⁸ O Lemuel,³⁹²⁷ it is not⁴⁰⁸ for kings⁴⁴²⁸ to drink⁸³⁵⁴ wine;³¹⁹⁶ nor¹⁷⁶ for princes⁷³³⁶ strong drink:⁷⁹⁴¹

5  Lest⁶⁴³⁵ they drink,⁸³⁵⁴ and forget⁷⁹¹¹ the law,²⁷¹⁰ and pervert⁸¹³⁸ the judgment¹⁷⁷⁹ of any³⁶⁰⁵ of the afflicted.^{1121 6040}

6  Give⁵⁴¹⁴ strong drink⁷⁹⁴¹ unto him that is ready to perish,⁶ and wine³¹⁹⁶ unto those that be of heavy⁴⁷⁵¹ hearts.⁵³¹⁵

7  Let him drink,⁸³⁵⁴ and forget⁷⁹¹¹ his poverty,⁷³⁸⁹ and remember²¹⁴² his misery⁵⁹⁹⁹ no³⁸⁰⁸ more.⁵⁷⁵⁰

8  Open⁶⁶⁰⁵ thy mouth⁶³¹⁰ for the dumb⁴⁸³ in⁴¹³ the cause¹⁷⁷⁹ of all³⁶⁰⁵ such as are appointed¹¹²¹ to destruction.²⁴⁷⁵

9  Open⁶⁶⁰⁵ thy mouth,⁶³¹⁰ judge⁸¹⁹⁹ righteously,⁶⁶⁶⁴ and plead the cause¹⁷⁷⁷ of the poor⁶⁰⁴¹ and needy.³⁴

10  Who⁴³¹⁰ can find⁴⁶⁷² a virtuous²⁴²⁸ woman?⁸⁰² for her price⁴³⁷⁷ is far⁷³⁵⁰ above rubies.^{4480 6443}

11  The heart³⁸²⁰ of her husband¹¹⁶⁷ doth safely trust⁹⁸² in her, so that he shall have no³⁸⁰⁸ need²⁶³⁷ of spoil.⁷⁹⁹⁸

12  She will do¹⁵⁸⁰ him good²⁸⁹⁶ and not³⁸⁰⁸ evil⁷⁴⁵¹ all³⁶⁰⁵ the days³¹¹⁷ of her life.²⁴¹⁶

13  She seeketh¹⁸⁷⁵ wool,⁶⁷⁸⁵ and flax,⁶⁵⁹³ and worketh⁶²¹³ willingly²⁶⁵⁶ with her hands.³⁷⁰⁹

14  She is¹⁹⁶¹ like the merchants'⁵⁵⁰³ ships;⁵⁹¹ she bringeth⁹³⁵ her food³⁸⁹⁹ from afar.^{4480 4801}

15  She riseth⁶⁹⁶⁵ also while it is yet⁵⁷⁵⁰ night,³⁹¹⁵ and giveth⁵⁴¹⁴ meat²⁹⁶⁴ to her household,¹⁰⁰⁴ and a portion²⁷⁰⁶ to her maidens.⁵²⁹¹

16  She considereth²¹⁶¹ a field,⁷⁷⁰⁴ and buyeth³⁹⁴⁷ it: with the fruit^{4480 6529} of her hands³⁷⁰⁹ she planteth⁵¹⁹³ a vineyard.³⁷⁵⁴

17  She girdeth²²⁹⁶ her loins⁴⁹⁷⁵ with strength,⁵⁷⁹⁷ and strengtheneth⁵⁵³ her arms.²²²⁰

18  She perceiveth²⁹³⁸ that³⁵⁸⁸ her merchandise⁵⁵⁰⁴ is good:²⁸⁹⁶ her candle⁵²¹⁶ goeth not out^{3808 3518} by night.³⁹¹⁵

19  She layeth⁷⁹⁷¹ her hands³⁰²⁷ to the spindle,³⁶⁰¹ and her hands³⁷⁰⁹ hold⁸⁵⁵¹ the distaff.⁶⁴¹⁸

20  She stretcheth out⁶⁵⁶⁶ her hand³⁷⁰⁹ to the poor;⁶⁰⁴¹ yea, she reacheth forth⁷⁹⁷¹ her hands³⁰²⁷ to the needy.³⁴

21  She is not³⁸⁰⁸ afraid³³⁷² of the snow^{4480 7950} for her household:¹⁰⁰⁴ for³⁵⁸⁸ all³⁶⁰⁵ her household¹⁰⁰⁴ are clothed³⁸⁴⁷ with scarlet.⁸¹⁴⁴

22  She maketh⁶²¹³ herself coverings of tapestry;⁴⁷⁶⁵ her clothing³⁸³⁰ is silk⁸³³⁶ and purple.⁷¹³

23  Her husband¹¹⁶⁷ is known³⁰⁴⁵ in the gates,⁸¹⁷⁹ when he sitteth³⁴²⁷ among⁵⁹⁷³ the elders²²⁰⁵ of the land.⁷⁷⁶

24  She maketh⁶²¹³ fine linen,⁵⁴⁶⁶ and selleth⁴³⁷⁶ it; and delivereth⁵⁴¹⁴ girdles²²⁸⁹ unto the merchant.³⁶⁶⁹

25  Strength⁵⁷⁹⁷ and honor¹⁹²⁶ are her clothing;³⁸³⁰ and she shall rejoice⁷⁸³² in time³¹¹⁷ to come.³¹⁴

26  She openeth⁶⁶⁰⁵ her mouth⁶³¹⁰ with wisdom;²⁴⁵¹ and in⁵⁹²¹ her tongue³⁹⁵⁶ is the law⁸⁴⁵¹ of kindness.²⁶¹⁷

27  She looketh well⁶⁸²² to the ways¹⁹⁷⁹ of her household,¹⁰⁰⁴ and eateth³⁹⁸ not³⁸⁰⁸ the bread³⁸⁹⁹ of idleness.⁶¹⁰⁴

28  Her children¹¹²¹ arise up,⁶⁹⁶⁵ and call her blessed;⁸³³ her husband¹¹⁶⁷ also, and he praiseth¹⁹⁸⁴ her.

29  Many⁷²²⁷ daughters¹³²³ have done⁶²¹³ virtuously,²⁴²⁸ but thou⁸⁵⁹ excellest^{5927 5921} them all.³⁶⁰⁵

30  Favor²⁵⁸⁰ is deceitful,⁸²⁶⁷ and beauty³³⁰⁸ is vain:¹⁸⁹² but a woman⁸⁰² that feareth³³⁷³ the LORD,³⁰⁶⁸ she¹⁹³¹ shall be praised.¹⁹⁸⁴

31  Give⁵⁴¹⁴ her of the fruit^{4480 6529} of her hands;³⁰²⁷ and let her own works⁴⁶³⁹ praise¹⁹⁸⁴ her in the gates.⁸¹⁷⁹

Sep

1 οἱ ἐμοὶ λόγοι εἴρηνται ὑπὸ θεοῦ βασιλέως χρηματισμός ὃν ἐπαίδευσεν ἡ μήτηρ αὐτοῦ

2 τί τέκνον τηρήσεις τί ῥήσεις θεοῦ πρωτογενές σοὶ λέγω υἱέ τί τέκνον ἐμῆς κοιλίας τί τέκνον ἐμῶν εὐχῶν

3 μὴ δῷς γυναιξὶ σὸν πλοῦτον καὶ τὸν σὸν νοῦν καὶ βίον εἰς ὑστεροβουλίαν

4 μετὰ βουλῆς πάντα ποίει μετὰ βουλῆς οἰνοπότει οἱ δυνάσται θυμώδεις εἰσίν οἶνον δὲ μὴ πινέτωσαν

5 ἵνα μὴ πιόντες ἐπιλάθωνται τῆς σοφίας καὶ ὀρθὰ κρῖναι οὐ μὴ δύνωνται τοὺς ἀσθενεῖς

6 δίδοτε μέθην τοῖς ἐν λύπαις καὶ οἶνον πίνειν τοῖς ἐν ὀδύναις

7 ἵνα ἐπιλάθωνται τῆς πενίας καὶ τῶν πόνων μὴ μνησθῶσιν ἔτι

8 ἄνοιγε σὸν στόμα λόγῳ θεοῦ καὶ κρῖνε πάντας ὑγιῶς

9 ἄνοιγε σὸν στόμα καὶ κρῖνε δικαίως διάκρινε δὲ πένητα καὶ ἀσθενῆ

10 γυναῖκα ἀνδρείαν τίς εὑρήσει τιμιωτέρα δέ ἐστιν λίθων πολυτελῶν ἡ τοιαύτη

11 θαρσεῖ ἐπ᾽ αὐτῇ ἡ καρδία τοῦ ἀνδρὸς αὐτῆς ἡ τοιαύτη καλῶν σκύλων οὐκ ἀπορήσει

12 ἐνεργεῖ γὰρ τῷ ἀνδρὶ ἀγαθὰ πάντα τὸν βίον

13 μηρυομένη ἔρια καὶ λίνον ἐποίησεν εὔχρηστον ταῖς χερσὶν αὐτῆς

14 ἐγένετο ὡσεὶ ναῦς ἐμπορευομένη μακρόθεν συνάγει δὲ αὕτη τὸν βίον

15 καὶ ἀνίσταται ἐκ νυκτῶν καὶ ἔδωκεν βρώματα τῷ οἴκῳ καὶ ἔργα ταῖς θεραπαίναις

16 θεωρήσασα γεώργιον ἐπρίατο ἀπὸ δὲ καρπῶν χειρῶν αὐτῆς κατεφύτευσεν κτῆμα

17 ἀναζωσαμένη ἰσχυρῶς τὴν ὀσφὺν αὐτῆς ἤρεισεν τοὺς βραχίονας αὐτῆς εἰς ἔργον

18 ἐγεύσατο ὅτι καλόν ἐστιν τὸ ἐργάζεσθαι καὶ οὐκ ἀποσβέννυται ὅλην τὴν νύκτα ὁ λύχνος αὐτῆς

19 τοὺς πήχεις αὐτῆς ἐκτείνει ἐπὶ τὰ συμφέροντα τὰς δὲ χεῖρας αὐτῆς ἐρείδει εἰς ἄτρακτον

20 χεῖρας δὲ αὐτῆς διήνοιξεν πένητι καρπὸν δὲ ἐξέτεινεν πτωχῷ

21 οὐ φροντίζει τῶν ἐν οἴκῳ ὁ ἀνὴρ αὐτῆς ὅταν που χρονίζῃ πάντες γὰρ οἱ παρ᾽ αὐτῆς ἐνδιδύσκονται

22 δισσὰς χλαίνας ἐποίησεν τῷ ἀνδρὶ αὐτῆς ἐκ δὲ βύσσου καὶ πορφύρας ἑαυτῇ ἐνδύματα

23 περίβλεπτος δὲ γίνεται ἐν πύλαις ὁ ἀνὴρ αὐτῆς ἡνίκα ἂν καθίσῃ ἐν συνεδρίῳ μετὰ τῶν γερόντων κατοίκων τῆς γῆς

24 σινδόνας ἐποίησεν καὶ ἀπέδοτο περιζώματα δὲ τοῖς Χαναναίοις

25 στόμα αὐτῆς διήνοιξεν προσεχόντως καὶ ἐννόμως καὶ τάξιν ἐστείλατο τῇ γλώσσῃ αὐτῆς

26 ἰσχὺν καὶ εὐπρέπειαν ἐνεδύσατο καὶ εὐφράνθη ἐν ἡμέραις ἐσχάταις

27 στεγναὶ διατριβαὶ οἴκων αὐτῆς σῖτα δὲ ὀκνηρὰ οὐκ ἔφαγεν

28 τὸ στόμα δὲ ἀνοίγει σοφῶς καὶ νομοθέσμως ἡ δὲ ἐλεημοσύνη αὐτῆς ἀνέστησεν τὰ τέκνα αὐτῆς καὶ ἐπλούτησαν καὶ ὁ ἀνὴρ αὐτῆς ᾔνεσεν αὐτήν

29 πολλαὶ θυγατέρες ἐκτήσαντο πλοῦτον πολλαὶ ἐποίησαν δυνατά σὺ δὲ ὑπέρκεισαι καὶ ὑπερῆρας πάσας

30 ψευδεῖς ἀρέσκειαι καὶ μάταιον κάλλος γυναικός γυνὴ γὰρ συνετὴ εὐλογεῖται φόβον δὲ κυρίου αὕτη αἰνείτω

31 δότε αὐτῇ ἀπὸ καρπῶν χειρῶν αὐτῆς καὶ αἰνείσθω ἐν πύλαις ὁ ἀνὴρ αὐτῆς

Tan

‎1 ‏דִּ֭בְרֵי לְמוּאֵ֣ל מֶ֑לֶךְ מַ֝שָּׂ֗א אֲ‍ֽשֶׁר־יִסְּרַ֥תּוּ אִמּֽוֹ׃

‎2 ‏מַה־בְּ֭רִי וּמַֽה־בַּר־בִּטְנִ֑י וּ֝מֶה בַּר־נְדָרָֽי׃

‎3 ‏אַל־תִּתֵּ֣ן לַנָּשִׁ֣ים חֵילֶ֑ךָ וּ֝דְרָכֶ֗יךָ לַֽמְח֥וֹת מְלָכִֽין׃

‎4 ‏אַ֤ל לַֽמְלָכִ֨ים׀ לְֽמוֹאֵ֗ל אַ֣ל לַֽמְלָכִ֣ים שְׁתוֹ־יָ֑יִן וּ֝לְרוֹזְנִ֗ים או אֵ֣י שֵׁכָֽר׃

‎5 ‏פֶּן־יִ֭שְׁתֶּה וְיִשְׁכַּ֣ח מְחֻקָּ֑ק וִֽ֝ישַׁנֶּה דִּ֣ין כָּל־בְּנֵי־עֹֽנִי׃

‎6 ‏תְּנוּ־שֵׁכָ֣ר לְאוֹבֵ֑ד וְ֝יַיִן לְמָ֣רֵי נָֽפֶשׁ׃

‎7 ‏יִ֭שְׁתֶּה וְיִשְׁכַּ֣ח רִישׁ֑וֹ וַ֝עֲמָל֗וֹ לֹ֣א יִזְכָּר־עֽוֹד׃

‎8 ‏פְּתַח־פִּ֥יךָ לְאִלֵּ֑ם אֶל־דִּ֝֗ין כָּל־בְּנֵ֥י חֲלֽוֹף׃

‎9 ‏פְּתַח־פִּ֥יךָ שְׁפָט־צֶ֑דֶק וְ֝דִ֗ין עָנִ֥י וְאֶבְיֽוֹן׃ פ

‎10 ‏אֵֽשֶׁת־חַ֭יִל מִ֣י יִמְצָ֑א וְרָחֹ֖ק מִפְּנִינִ֣ים מִכְרָֽהּ׃

‎11 ‏בָּ֣טַח בָּ֭הּ לֵ֣ב בַּעְלָ֑הּ וְ֝שָׁלָ֗ל לֹ֣א יֶחְסָֽר׃

‎12 ‏גְּמָלַ֣תְהוּ ט֣וֹב וְלֹא־רָ֑ע כֹּ֝֗ל יְמֵ֣י חַיֶּֽיה׃¹

‎13 ‏דָּ֭רְשָׁה צֶ֣מֶר וּפִשְׁתִּ֑ים וַ֝תַּ֗עַשׂ בְּחֵ֣פֶץ כַּפֶּֽיהָ׃

‎14 ‏הָ֭יְתָה כָּאֳנִיּ֣וֹת סוֹחֵ֑ר מִ֝מֶּרְחָ֗ק תָּבִ֥יא לַחְמָֽהּ׃

‎15 ‏וַתָּ֤קָם׀ בְּע֬וֹד לַ֗יְלָה וַתִּתֵּ֣ן טֶ֣רֶף לְבֵיתָ֑הּ וְ֝חֹ֗ק לְנַעֲרֹתֶֽיהָ׃

‎16 ‏זָמְמָ֣ה שָׂ֭דֶה וַתִּקָּחֵ֑הוּ מִפְּרִ֥י כַ֝פֶּ֗יהָ נטע נָ֣טְעָה כָּֽרֶם׃

‎17 ‏חָֽגְרָ֣ה בְע֣וֹז מָתְנֶ֑יהָ וַ֝תְּאַמֵּ֗ץ זְרֹעוֹתֶֽיהָ׃

‎18 ‏טָ֭עֲמָה כִּי־ט֣וֹב סַחְרָ֑הּ לֹֽא־יִכְבֶּ֖ה בליל בַלַּ֣יְלָה נֵרָֽהּ׃

‎19 ‏יָ֭דֶיהָ שִׁלְּחָ֣ה בַכִּישׁ֑וֹר וְ֝כַפֶּ֗יהָ תָּ֣מְכוּ פָֽלֶךְ׃

‎20 ‏כַּ֭פָּהּ פָּרְשָׂ֣ה לֶעָנִ֑י וְ֝יָדֶ֗יהָ שִׁלְּחָ֥ה לָֽאֶבְיֽוֹן׃

‎21 ‏לֹא־תִירָ֣א לְבֵיתָ֣הּ מִשָּׁ֑לֶג כִּ֥י כָל־בֵּ֝יתָ֗הּ לָבֻ֥שׁ שָׁנִֽים׃

‎22 ‏מַרְבַדִּ֥ים עָֽשְׂתָה־לָּ֑הּ שֵׁ֖שׁ וְאַרְגָּמָ֣ן לְבוּשָֽׁהּ׃

‎23 ‏נוֹדָ֣ע בַּשְּׁעָרִ֣ים בַּעְלָ֑הּ בְּ֝שִׁבְתּ֗וֹ עִם־זִקְנֵי־אָֽרֶץ׃

‎24 ‏סָדִ֣ין עָ֭שְׂתָה וַתִּמְכֹּ֑ר וַ֝חֲג֗וֹר נָתְנָ֥ה לַֽכְּנַעֲנִֽי׃

‎25 ‏עֹז־וְהָדָ֥ר לְבוּשָׁ֑הּ וַ֝תִּשְׂחַ֗ק לְי֣וֹם אַחֲרֽוֹן׃

‎26 ‏פִּ֭יהָ פָּתְחָ֣ה בְחָכְמָ֑ה וְתֽוֹרַת־חֶ֝֗סֶד עַל־לְשׁוֹנָֽהּ׃

‎27 ‏צ֭וֹפִיָּה הֲלִיכ֣וֹת בֵּיתָ֑הּ וְלֶ֥חֶם עַ֝צְל֗וּת לֹ֣א תֹאכֵֽל׃

‎28 ‏קָ֣מוּ בָ֭נֶיהָ וַֽיְאַשְּׁר֑וּהָ בַּ֝עְלָ֗הּ וַֽיְהַֽלְלָֽהּ׃

‎29 ‏רַבּ֣וֹת בָּ֭נוֹת עָ֣שׂוּ חָ֑יִל וְ֝אַ֗תְּ עָלִ֥ית עַל־כֻּלָּֽנָה׃

‎30 ‏שֶׁ֣קֶר הַ֭חֵן וְהֶ֣בֶל הַיֹּ֑פִי אִשָּׁ֥ה יִרְאַת־יְ֝הוָ֗ה הִ֣יא תִתְהַלָּֽל׃

‎31 ‏תְּנוּ־לָ֭הּ מִפְּרִ֣י יָדֶ֑יהָ וִֽיהַלְל֖וּהָ בַשְּׁעָרִ֣ים מַעֲשֶֽׂיהָ׃

Vul

1 Verba Lamuelis regis. Visio qua erudivit eum mater sua.

2 [Quid, dilecte mi? quid, dilecte uteri mei?
quid, dilecte votorum meorum?

3 Ne dederis mulieribus substantiam tuam,
et divitias tuas ad delendos reges.

4 Noli regibus, o Lamuel, noli regibus dare vinum,
quia nullum secretum est ubi regnat ebrietas;

5 et ne forte bibant, et obliviscantur judiciorum,
et mutent causam filiorum pauperis.

6 Date siceram mœrentibus,
et vinum his qui amaro sunt animo.

7 Bibant, et obliviscantur egestatis suæ,
et doloris sui non recordentur amplius.

8 Aperi os tuum muto,
et causis omnium filiorum qui pertranseunt.

9 Aperi os tuum, decerne quod justum est,
et judica inopem et pauperem.]

10 [Mulierem fortem quis inveniet?
procul et de ultimis finibus pretium ejus.

11 Confidit in ea cor viri sui,
et spoliis non indigebit.

12 Reddet ei bonum, et non malum,
omnibus diebus vitæ suæ.

13 Quæsivit lanam et linum,
et operata est consilia manuum suarum.

14 Facta est quasi navis institoris,
de longe portans panem suum.

15 Et de nocte surrexit,
deditque prædam domesticis suis,
et cibaria ancillis suis.

16 Consideravit agrum, et emit eum;
de fructu manuum suarum plantavit vineam.

17 Accinxit fortitudine lumbos suos,
et roboravit brachium suum.

18 Gustavit, et vidit quia bona est negotiatio ejus;
non extinguetur in nocte lucerna ejus.

19 Manum suam misit ad fortia,
et digiti ejus apprehenderunt fusum.

20 Manum suam aperuit inopi,
et palmas suas extendit ad pauperem.

21 Non timebit domui suæ a frigoribus nivis;
omnes enim domestici ejus vestiti sunt duplicibus.

22 Stragulatam vestem fecit sibi;
byssus et purpura indumentum ejus.

23 Nobilis in portis vir ejus,
quando sederit cum senatoribus terræ.

24 Sindonem fecit, et vendidit,
et cingulum tradidit Chananæo.

25 Fortitudo et decor indumentum ejus,
et ridebit in die novissimo.

26 Os suum aperuit sapientiæ,
et lex clementiæ in lingua ejus.

27 Consideravit semitas domus suæ,
et panem otiosa non comedit.

28 Surrexerunt filii ejus, et beatissimam prædicaverunt;
vir ejus, et laudavit eam.

29 Multæ filiæ congregaverunt divitias;
tu supergressa es universas.

30 Fallax gratia, et vana est pulchritudo:
mulier timens Dominum, ipsa laudabitur.

31 Date ei de fructu manuum suarum,
et laudent eam in portis opera ejus.]