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The words of King Lemuel, an oracle that his mother taught him: |
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O my son, O son of my womb, O son of my vows, |
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Do not give your strength to women, nor your ways to that which ruins kings. |
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It is not for kings, O Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine, or for rulers to crave strong drink, |
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lest they drink and forget what is decreed, and remove from all the poor their legal rights. |
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Give strong drink to the one who is perishing, and wine to those who are bitterly distressed; |
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let them drink and forget their poverty, and remember their misery no more. |
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Open your mouth on behalf of those unable to speak, for the legal rights of all the dying. |
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Open your mouth, judge in righteousness, and plead the cause of the poor and needy. |
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Who can find a wife of noble character? For her value is far more than rubies. |
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The heart of her husband has confidence in her, and he has no lack of gain. |
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She brings him good and not evil all the days of her life. |
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She obtains wool and flax, and she is pleased to work with her hands. |
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She is like the merchant ships; she brings her food from afar. |
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She also gets up while it is still night, and provides food for her household and a portion to her female servants. |
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She considers a field and buys it; from her own income she plants a vineyard. |
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She begins her work vigorously, and she strengthens her arms. |
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She knows that her merchandise is good, and her lamp does not go out in the night. |
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Her hands take hold of the distaff, and her hands grasp the spindle. |
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She extends her hand to the poor, and reaches out her hand to the needy. |
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She is not afraid of the snow for her household, for all of her household are clothed with scarlet. |
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She makes for herself coverlets; her clothing is fine linen and purple. |
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Her husband is well-known in the city gate when he sits with the elders of the land. |
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She makes linen garments and sells them, and supplies the merchants with sashes. |
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She is clothed with strength and honor, and she can laugh at the time to come. |
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She opens her mouth with wisdom, and loving instruction is on her tongue. |
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She watches over the ways of her household, and does not eat the bread of idleness. |
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Her children rise up and call her blessed, her husband also praises her: |
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"Many daughters have done valiantly, but you surpass them all!" |
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Charm is deceitful and beauty is fleeting, but a woman who fears the LORD will be praised. |
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Give her credit for what she has accomplished, and let her works praise her in the city gates. |
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