Proverbs 31 — GMV

31 Verse 1 My words have been spoken by God—the oracular answer of a king, whom his mother instructed. ^{Verse 2} What will you keep, my son, what? the words of God. My firstborn son, I speak to you: what? son of my womb? what? * son of my vows? ^{Verse 3} Give not your wealth to women, nor your mind and living to remorse. Do all things with counsel: drink wine with counsel. ^{Verse 4} Princes are prone to anger: let them then not drink wine: ^{Verse 5} lest they drink, and forget wisdom, and be not able to judge the poor rightly. ^{Verse 6} Give strong drink to those that are in sorrow, and the wine to drink to those in pain: ^{Verse 7} that they may forget their poverty, and may not remember their troubles any more. ^{Verse 8} Open your mouth with the word of God, and judge all fairly. ^{Verse 9} Open your mouth and judge justly, and plead the cause of the poor and weak. ^{Verse 10} Who shall find a virtuous woman? ^{Verse 11} The heart of her husband trusts in her: ^{Verse 12} For she employs all her living for her husband’s good. ^{Verse 13} Gathering wool and flax, she makes it serviceable with her hands. ^{Verse 14} She is like a ship trading from a distance: ^{Verse 15} And she rises by night, ^{Verse 16} She views a farm, and buys it: ^{Verse 17} She strongly girds her loins, ^{Verse 18} And she finds by experience that working is good; ^{Verse 19} She reaches forth her arms to needful works, ^{Verse 20} And she opens her hands to the needy, ^{Verse 21} Her husband is not anxious about those at home when he tarries anywhere abroad: ^{Verse 22} She makes for her husband clothes of double texture, ^{Verse 23} And her husband becomes a distinguished person in the gates, ^{Verse 24} She makes fine linens, ^{Verse 25} She puts on strength and honor; ^{Verse 26} The ways of her household are careful, ^{Verse 27} But she opens her mouth wisely, and according to law. ^{Verse 28} And her kindness to them sets up her children for them, and they grow rich, ^{Verse 29} Many daughters have obtained wealth, ^{Verse 30} Charms are false, and woman’s beauty is vain: ^{Verse 31} Give her of the fruit of her lips;