Proverbs 31:10-31

English Standard Version

^{10 [a] (A)}An excellent wife who can find?
    She is far more precious than ^(B)jewels.
¹¹ The heart of her husband trusts in her,
    and he will have no lack of gain.
¹² She does him good, and not harm,
    all the days of her life.
¹³ She ^(C)seeks wool and flax,
    and works with willing hands.
¹⁴ She is like the ships of the merchant;
    she brings her food from afar.
¹⁵ She ^(D)rises while it is yet night
    and ^(E)provides food for her household
    and portions for her maidens.
¹⁶ She considers a field and buys it;
    with the fruit of her hands she plants a vineyard.
¹⁷ She ^(F)dresses herself^[b] with strength
    and makes her arms strong.
¹⁸ She perceives that her merchandise is profitable.
    Her lamp does not go out at night.
¹⁹ She puts her hands to the distaff,
    and her hands hold the spindle.
²⁰ She ^(G)opens her hand to ^(H)the poor
    and reaches out her hands to ^(I)the needy.
²¹ She is not afraid of snow for her household,
    for all her household are clothed in ^(J)scarlet.^[c]
22 She makes ^(K)bed coverings for herself;
    her clothing is ^(L)fine linen and ^(M)purple.
²³ Her husband is known in ^(N)the gates
    when he sits among the elders of the land.
²⁴ She makes ^(O)linen garments and sells them;
    she delivers sashes to the merchant.
^25 (P)Strength and dignity are her clothing,
    and she laughs at the time to come.
²⁶ She opens her mouth with wisdom,
    and the teaching of kindness is on her tongue.
²⁷ She looks well to the ways of her household
    and does not eat the bread of idleness.
²⁸ Her children rise up and call her blessed;
    her husband also, and he praises her:
²⁹ “Many ^(Q)women have done ^(R)excellently,
    but you surpass them all.”
^30 (S)Charm is deceitful, and beauty is vain,
    but a woman who fears the Lord is to be praised.
³¹ Give her of the fruit of her hands,
    and let her works praise her in the gates.