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Proverbs - ch 31 v 1 - 20
- The words of king Lemuel, the prophecy that his mother taught him:
- What, my son? and what, O son of my womb? and what, O son of my vows?
- Give not thy strength unto women, nor thy ways to them that destroy kings.
- It is not for kings, Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine, nor for rulers to say, Where is the strong drink?
- -- lest they drink and forget the law, and pervert the judgment of any of the children of affliction.
- Give strong drink unto him that is ready to perish, and wine unto the bitter of soul:
- let him drink, and forget his poverty, and remember his misery no more.
- Open thy mouth for the dumb, for the cause of all those that are left desolate.
- Open thy mouth, judge righteously, and minister justice to the afflicted and needy.
- Who can find a woman of worth? for her price is far above rubies.
- The heart of her husband confideth in her, and he shall have no lack of spoil.
- She doeth him good, and not evil, all the days of her life.
- She seeketh wool and flax, and worketh willingly with her hands.
- She is like the merchants' ships: she bringeth her food from afar;
- And she riseth while it is yet night, and giveth meat to her household, and the day's work to her maidens.
- She considereth a field, and acquireth it; of the fruit of her hands she planteth a vineyard.
- She girdeth her loins with strength, and maketh strong her arms.
- She perceiveth that her earning is good; her lamp goeth not out by night.
- She putteth her hands to the distaff, and her hands hold the spindle.
- She stretcheth out her hand to the afflicted, and she reacheth forth her hands to the needy.
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