⁴ An ^[a](A)excellent wife is the crown of her husband,
But she who shames him is like ^(B)rottenness in his bones.

¹⁴ House and wealth are an ^(A)inheritance from fathers,
But a prudent wife is from the Lord.

¹⁰ An ^(A)excellent wife, who can find?
For her worth is far ^(B)above 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 evil
All the days of her life.
¹³ She looks for wool and flax
And works with her ^[a]hands ^[b]in delight.
¹⁴ She is like ^(C)merchant ships;
She brings her food from afar.
¹⁵ She ^(D)rises also while it is still night
And ^(E)gives food to her household
And ^[c]portions to her maidens.
¹⁶ She considers a field and buys it;
From ^[d]her earnings she plants a vineyard.
¹⁷ She ^(F)girds ^[e]herself with strength
And makes her arms strong.
¹⁸ She senses that her gain is good;
Her lamp does not go out at night.
¹⁹ She stretches out her hands to the distaff,
And her ^[f]hands grasp the spindle.
²⁰ She ^[g](G)extends her hand to the poor,
And she stretches out her hands to the needy.
²¹ She is not afraid of the snow for her household,
For all her household are ^(H)clothed with scarlet.
²² She makes ^(I)coverings for herself;
Her clothing is ^(J)fine linen and ^(K)purple.
²³ Her husband is known ^(L)in the gates,
When he sits among the elders of the land.
²⁴ She makes ^(M)linen garments and sells them,
And ^[h]supplies belts to the ^[i]tradesmen.
²⁵ Strength and ^(N)dignity are her clothing,
And she smiles at the ^[j]future.
²⁶ She ^(O)opens her mouth in wisdom,
And the ^[k]teaching of kindness is on her tongue.
²⁷ She looks well to the ways of her household,
And does not eat the ^(P)bread of idleness.
²⁸ Her children rise up and bless her;
Her husband also, and he praises her, saying:
²⁹ “Many daughters have done nobly,
But you excel them all.”
³⁰ Charm is deceitful and beauty is vain,
But a woman who ^[l](Q)fears the Lord, she shall be praised.
³¹ Give her the ^[m]product of her hands,
And let her works praise her in the gates.