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31:10 The good spouse woman

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10 a _wife of _ability who will _he _find and_far more _than_jewels worth_she.
11 It _trusts in/on/at/with_her the _heart husband_her and_gain not he _lacks.
12 Does_him good and_not evil all the _days life_her.
[fn] 13 she _seeks wool and_flax and_works in/on/at/with_willing hands_her.
14 She _is like_ships of _a _trader from_afar she _brings food_her.
15 And_she/it _arose in/on/at/with_still night and_she/it _gave food for_household_her and_portions for_servant _girls_her.
16 She _considers a _field and_buys_it from _the_fruit hands_her she _plants[fn] a _vineyard.
17 She _girds in/on/at/with_strength waist_her and_makes _strong arms_her.
18 She _tastes if/because _that [is]_good merchandise_her not it _is _extinguished in/on/at/with_night[fn] lamp_her.
19 Hands_her she _stretches _out in/on/at/with_distaff and_hands_her they _grasp [the]_spindle.
20 Hand_her she _spreads _out to _the_poor and_hands_her she _stretches _out to _the_needy.
21 Not she _is _afraid for_household_her when_snows if/because all household_her [is]_clothed scarlet(s).
22 Coverings she _makes for_herself [is]_fine _linen and_purple clothing_her.
23 [is]_known in/on/at/with_gates husband_her in/on/at/with_sits_he with [the]_elders of _[the]_land.
24 Linen _garment[s] she _makes and_sells and_sashes she _supplies to _the_merchants.
25 [is]_strength and_dignity clothing_her and_laughs at_time future.
26 Her/its_mouth she _opens in/on/at/with_wisdom and_instruction of _loyalty [is]_on tongue_her.
27 [she _is]_watching _over the _goings household_her and_bread of _laziness not she _eats.
28 They _rise _up children_her and_call _blessed_her husband_her and_praises_her.
[fn][fn][fn] 29 many daughters they _have _done ability and_you you _have _gone _up above all_them.
30 [is]_deception the_charm and_Heⱱel/(Abel) the_beauty a _woman fearing (of)_YHWH she she _will _be _praised.
31 Give to/for_her/it from _the_fruit hands_her and_praise_her in/on/at/with_city _gates works_her.

31:12 Note: We agree with both BHS 1997 and BHQ on an unexpected reading.

31:16 Variant note: נטע: (x-qere) ’נָ֣טְעָה’: lemma_5193 morph_HVqp3fs id_20ATh נָ֣טְעָה

31:18 Variant note: ב/ליל: (x-qere) ’בַ/לַּ֣יְלָה’: lemma_b/3915 morph_HRd/Ncmsa id_20UMb בַ/לַּ֣יְלָה

31:28 Note: Marks a place where we agree with BHQ against BHS in reading L.

31:28 Note: We read one or more accents in L differently than BHS. Often this notation indicates a typographical error in BHS.

31:28 Note: Marks an anomalous form.

OET by section PRO 31:10

The good spouse woman

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