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         <div class="label">31</div><div class="s1"><span class="heading">Words of Lemuel</span></div><div class="p"><span class="content">  </span><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="PRO.31.1"><span class="label">1</span><span class="content">The words of king Lemuel, the prophecy that his mother taught him.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="PRO.31.1"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="PRO.31.2"><span class="label">2</span><span class="content">What, my son? and what, the son of my womb?</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="PRO.31.2"><span class="content">And what, the son of my vows?</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="PRO.31.2"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="PRO.31.3"><span class="label">3</span><span class="content">Give not thy strength unto women,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="PRO.31.3"><span class="content">Nor thy ways to that which destroyeth kings.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="PRO.31.3"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v4" data-usfm="PRO.31.4"><span class="label">4</span><span class="content">  </span><span class="add"><span class="content">It is</span></span><span class="content"> not for kings, O Lemuel, </span><span class="add"><span class="content">it is</span></span><span class="content"> not for kings to drink wine;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v4" data-usfm="PRO.31.4"><span class="content">Nor for princes strong drink:</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v4" data-usfm="PRO.31.4"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v5" data-usfm="PRO.31.5"><span class="label">5</span><span class="content">Lest they drink, and forget the law,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v5" data-usfm="PRO.31.5"><span class="content">And pervert the judgment of any of the afflicted.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v5" data-usfm="PRO.31.5"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v6" data-usfm="PRO.31.6"><span class="label">6</span><span class="content">Give strong drink unto him that is ready to perish,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v6" data-usfm="PRO.31.6"><span class="content">And wine unto those that be of heavy hearts.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v6" data-usfm="PRO.31.6"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v7" data-usfm="PRO.31.7"><span class="label">7</span><span class="content">Let him drink, and forget his poverty,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v7" data-usfm="PRO.31.7"><span class="content">And remember his misery no more.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v7" data-usfm="PRO.31.7"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v8" data-usfm="PRO.31.8"><span class="label">8</span><span class="content">Open thy mouth for the dumb</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v8" data-usfm="PRO.31.8"><span class="content">In the cause of all such as are appointed to destruction.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v8" data-usfm="PRO.31.8"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v9" data-usfm="PRO.31.9"><span class="label">9</span><span class="content">Open thy mouth, judge righteously,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v9" data-usfm="PRO.31.9"><span class="content">And plead the cause of the poor and needy.</span></span></div><div class="s2"><span class="heading">The Good Wife</span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v9" data-usfm="PRO.31.9"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v10" data-usfm="PRO.31.10"><span class="label">10</span><span class="content">Who can find a virtuous woman?</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v10" data-usfm="PRO.31.10"><span class="content">For her price </span><span class="add"><span class="content">is</span></span><span class="content"> far above rubies.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v10" data-usfm="PRO.31.10"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v11" data-usfm="PRO.31.11"><span class="label">11</span><span class="content">The heart of her husband doth safely trust in her,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v11" data-usfm="PRO.31.11"><span class="content">So that he shall have no need of spoil.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v11" data-usfm="PRO.31.11"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v12" data-usfm="PRO.31.12"><span class="label">12</span><span class="content">She will do him good and not evil</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v12" data-usfm="PRO.31.12"><span class="content">All the days of her life.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v12" data-usfm="PRO.31.12"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v13" data-usfm="PRO.31.13"><span class="label">13</span><span class="content">She seeketh wool, and flax,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v13" data-usfm="PRO.31.13"><span class="content">And worketh willingly with her hands.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v13" data-usfm="PRO.31.13"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v14" data-usfm="PRO.31.14"><span class="label">14</span><span class="content">She is like the merchants' ships;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v14" data-usfm="PRO.31.14"><span class="content">She bringeth her food from afar.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v14" data-usfm="PRO.31.14"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v15" data-usfm="PRO.31.15"><span class="label">15</span><span class="content">She riseth also while it is yet night,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v15" data-usfm="PRO.31.15"><span class="content">And giveth meat to her household,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v15" data-usfm="PRO.31.15"><span class="content">And a portion to her maidens.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v15" data-usfm="PRO.31.15"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v16" data-usfm="PRO.31.16"><span class="label">16</span><span class="content">She considereth a field, and buyeth it:</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v16" data-usfm="PRO.31.16"><span class="content">With the fruit of her hands she planteth a vineyard.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v16" data-usfm="PRO.31.16"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v17" data-usfm="PRO.31.17"><span class="label">17</span><span class="content">She girdeth her loins with strength,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v17" data-usfm="PRO.31.17"><span class="content">And strengtheneth her arms.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v17" data-usfm="PRO.31.17"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v18" data-usfm="PRO.31.18"><span class="label">18</span><span class="content">She perceiveth that her merchandise </span><span class="add"><span class="content">is</span></span><span class="content"> good:</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v18" data-usfm="PRO.31.18"><span class="content">Her candle goeth not out by night.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v18" data-usfm="PRO.31.18"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v19" data-usfm="PRO.31.19"><span class="label">19</span><span class="content">She layeth her hands to the spindle,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v19" data-usfm="PRO.31.19"><span class="content">And her hands hold the distaff.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v19" data-usfm="PRO.31.19"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v20" data-usfm="PRO.31.20"><span class="label">20</span><span class="content">She stretcheth out her hand to the poor;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v20" data-usfm="PRO.31.20"><span class="content">Yea, she reacheth forth her hands to the needy.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v20" data-usfm="PRO.31.20"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v21" data-usfm="PRO.31.21"><span class="label">21</span><span class="content">She is not afraid of the snow for her household:</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v21" data-usfm="PRO.31.21"><span class="content">For all her household </span><span class="add"><span class="content">are</span></span><span class="content"> clothed with scarlet.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v21" data-usfm="PRO.31.21"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v22" data-usfm="PRO.31.22"><span class="label">22</span><span class="content">She maketh herself coverings of tapestry;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v22" data-usfm="PRO.31.22"><span class="content">Her clothing </span><span class="add"><span class="content">is</span></span><span class="content"> silk and purple.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v22" data-usfm="PRO.31.22"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v23" data-usfm="PRO.31.23"><span class="label">23</span><span class="content">Her husband is known in the gates,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v23" data-usfm="PRO.31.23"><span class="content">When he sitteth among the elders of the land.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v23" data-usfm="PRO.31.23"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v24" data-usfm="PRO.31.24"><span class="label">24</span><span class="content">She maketh fine linen, and selleth </span><span class="add"><span class="content">it</span></span><span class="content">;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v24" data-usfm="PRO.31.24"><span class="content">And delivereth girdles unto the merchant.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v24" data-usfm="PRO.31.24"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v25" data-usfm="PRO.31.25"><span class="label">25</span><span class="content">Strength and honour </span><span class="add"><span class="content">are</span></span><span class="content"> her clothing;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v25" data-usfm="PRO.31.25"><span class="content">And she shall rejoice in time to come.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v25" data-usfm="PRO.31.25"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v26" data-usfm="PRO.31.26"><span class="label">26</span><span class="content">She openeth her mouth with wisdom;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v26" data-usfm="PRO.31.26"><span class="content">And in her tongue </span><span class="add"><span class="content">is</span></span><span class="content"> the law of kindness.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v26" data-usfm="PRO.31.26"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v27" data-usfm="PRO.31.27"><span class="label">27</span><span class="content">She looketh well to the ways of her household,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v27" data-usfm="PRO.31.27"><span class="content">And eateth not the bread of idleness.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v27" data-usfm="PRO.31.27"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v28" data-usfm="PRO.31.28"><span class="label">28</span><span class="content">Her children arise up, and call her blessed;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v28" data-usfm="PRO.31.28"><span class="content">Her husband </span><span class="add"><span class="content">also</span></span><span class="content">, and he praiseth her.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v28" data-usfm="PRO.31.28"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v29" data-usfm="PRO.31.29"><span class="label">29</span><span class="content">Many daughters have done virtuously,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v29" data-usfm="PRO.31.29"><span class="content">But thou excellest them all.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v29" data-usfm="PRO.31.29"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v30" data-usfm="PRO.31.30"><span class="label">30</span><span class="content">Favour </span><span class="add"><span class="content">is</span></span><span class="content"> deceitful, and beauty </span><span class="add"><span class="content">is</span></span><span class="content"> vain:</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v30" data-usfm="PRO.31.30"><span class="content">  </span><span class="add"><span class="content">But</span></span><span class="content"> a woman </span><span class="add"><span class="content">that</span></span><span class="content"> feareth the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">LORD</span></span><span class="content">, she shall be praised.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v30" data-usfm="PRO.31.30"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v31" data-usfm="PRO.31.31"><span class="label">31</span><span class="content">Give her of the fruit of her hands;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v31" data-usfm="PRO.31.31"><span class="content">And let her own works praise her in the gates.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div>
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