Proverbs 31:9-14 in English

⁹ Open thy mouth, judge righteously, And minister justice to the poor and needy.

¹⁰ A worthy woman who can find? For her price is far above rubies.

¹¹ The heart of her husband trusteth in her, And he shall have no lack of gain.

¹² She doeth him good and not evil All the days of her life.

¹³ She seeketh wool and flax, And worketh willingly with her hands.

¹⁴ She is like the merchant-ships; She bringeth her bread from afar.

¹⁰ Who shall find a virtuous woman? for such a one is more valuable than precious stones.

¹¹ The heart of her husband trusts in her: such a one shall stand in no need of fine spoils.

¹² For she employs all her living for her husband's good.

¹³ Gathering wool and flax, she makes it serviceable with her hands.

¹⁴ She is like a ship trading from a distance: so she procures her livelihood.

⁹ Open thy mouth, judge righteously, and plead the cause of the poor and needy.

¹⁰ Who can find a virtuous woman? for her price is far above rubies.

¹¹ The heart of her husband doth safely trust in her, so that he shall have no need of spoil.

¹² She will do him good and not evil all the days of her life.

¹³ She seeketh wool, and flax, and worketh willingly with her hands.

¹⁴ She is like the merchants’ ships; she bringeth her food from afar.

⁹ Open thy mouth, judge righteously, and plead the cause of the poor and needy.

¹⁰ Who can find a virtuous woman? for her price is far above rubies.

¹¹ The heart of her husband doth safely trust in her, so that he shall have no need of spoil.

¹² She will do him good and not evil all the days of her life.

¹³ She seeketh wool, and flax, and worketh willingly with her hands.

¹⁴ She is like the merchants’ ships; she bringeth her food from afar.

⁹ Open your mouth and judge justly, and plead the cause of the poor and weak.

¹⁰ Who shall find a virtuous woman? for such a one is more valuable than precious stones.

¹¹ The heart of her husband trusts in her: such a one shall stand in no need of fine spoils.

¹² For she employs all her living for her husband's good.

¹³ Gathering wool and flax, she makes it serviceable with her hands.

¹⁴ She is like a ship trading from a distance: so she procures her livelihood.

⁹ Open thy mouth, judge righteously, and minister judgment to the poor and needy.

¹⁰ A virtuous woman who can find? for her price is far above rubies.

¹¹ The heart of her husband trusteth in her, and he shall have no lack of gain.

¹² She doeth him good and not evil all the days of her life.

¹³ She seeketh wool and flax, and worketh willingly with her hands.

¹⁴ She is like the merchant-ships; she bringeth her food from afar.

⁹ Speak MTY ◄on their behalf/to help them► and try to cause judges to decide matters fairly/justly; try to cause others to do for poor and needy people what should be done for them.

¹⁰ It is very difficult for a man to RHQ find a wife who is good and who is capable of doing many things. Any woman who is like that is worth more than jewels.

¹¹ Her husband completely trusts her, and because of her, he has everything that he needs LIT.

¹² She never does anything that would harm him; she does good things for him all the days of her life.

¹³ She finds wool and flax in the market, and she enjoys spinning it to make yarn.

¹⁴ She is like SIM a ship that brings from far away goods/merchandise to sell, because she buys food that comes from far away.

⁹ Open your mouth and judge justly, and plead the cause of the poor and weak.

¹⁰ Who shall find a virtuous woman? for such a one is more valuable than precious stones.

¹¹ The heart of her husband trusts in her: such a one shall stand in no need of fine spoils.

¹² For she employs all her living for her husband's good.

¹³ Gathering wool and flax, she makes it serviceable with her hands.

¹⁴ She is like a ship trading from a distance: so she procures her livelihood.

⁹ Open your mouth, judge righteously, and serve justice to the poor and needy.”

¹⁰ Who can find a worthy woman? For her value is far above rubies.

¹¹ The heart of her husband trusts in her. He shall have no lack of gain.

¹² She does him good, and not harm, all the days of her life.

¹³ She seeks wool and flax, and works eagerly with her hands.

¹⁴ She is like the merchant ships. She brings her bread from afar.

⁹ Open your mouth, judge righteously, and serve justice to the poor and needy.”

¹⁰ Who can find a worthy woman? For her value is far above rubies.

¹¹ The heart of her husband trusts in her. He shall have no lack of gain.

¹² She does him good, and not harm, all the days of her life.

¹³ She seeks wool and flax, and works eagerly with her hands.

¹⁴ She is like the merchant ships. She brings her bread from afar.

⁹ Open your mouth, judge righteously, and serve justice to the poor and needy.”

¹⁰ Who can find a worthy woman? For her value is far above rubies.

¹¹ The heart of her husband trusts in her. He shall have no lack of gain.

¹² She does him good, and not harm, all the days of her life.

¹³ She seeks wool and flax, and works eagerly with her hands.

¹⁴ She is like the merchant ships. She brings her bread from afar.

⁹ Let your mouth be open, judging rightly, and give right decisions in the cause of the poor and those in need.

¹⁰ Who may make discovery of a woman of virtue? For her price is much higher than jewels.

¹¹ The heart of her husband has faith in her, and he will have profit in full measure.

¹² She does him good and not evil all the days of her life.

¹³ She gets wool and linen, working at the business of her hands.

¹⁴ She is like the trading-ships, getting food from far away.

⁹ Open thy mouth, judge righteously, and minister justice to the afflicted and needy.

¹⁰ Who can find a woman of worth? for her price is far above rubies.

¹¹ The heart of her husband confideth in her, and he shall have no lack of spoil.

¹² She doeth him good, and not evil, all the days of her life.

¹³ She seeketh wool and flax, and worketh willingly with her hands.

¹⁴ She is like the merchants' ships: she bringeth her food from afar;

⁹ Open thy mouth, decree that which is just, and do justice to the needy and poor.

¹⁰ Who shall find a valiant woman? far and from the uttermost coasts is the price of her.

¹¹ The heart of her husband trusteth in her, and he shall have no need of spoils.

¹² She will render him good, and not evil, all the days of her life.

¹³ She hath sought wool and flax, and hath wrought by the counsel of her hands.

¹⁴ She is like the merchant’s ship, she bringeth her bread from afar.

⁹ Speak up and judge fairly; defend the poor and destitute.

¹⁰ Who can find a strong, capable wife? She's worth more than jewels!

¹¹ Her husband has complete confidence in her, and with her he'll never be poor.

¹² She brings him good, not evil, all her life.

¹³ She gets wool and flax, and with her eager hands turns them into clothes.

¹⁴ Like a merchant's ship, she brings food from far away.

⁹ Open thy mouth: iudge righteously, and iudge the afflicted, and the poore.

¹⁰ Who shall finde a vertuous woman? for her price is farre aboue the pearles.

¹¹ The heart of her husband trusteth in her, and he shall haue no neede of spoyle.

¹² She will doe him good, and not euill all the dayes of her life.

¹³ She seeketh wooll and flaxe, and laboureth cheerefully with her handes.

¹⁴ She is like the shippes of marchants: shee bringeth her foode from afarre.

⁹ Open thy mouth, judge righteously, and plead the cause of the poor and needy.

¹⁰ A woman of valour who can find? for her price is far above rubies.

¹¹ The heart of her husband doth safely trust in her, and he hath no lack of gain.

¹² She doeth him good and not evil all the days of her life.

¹³ She seeketh wool and flax, and worketh willingly with her hands.

¹⁴ She is like the merchant-ships; she bringeth her food from afar.

⁹ Open thy mouth, judge righteously, And plead the cause of the poor and needy.

¹⁰ (א) Who can find a virtuous woman? For her price is far above rubies.

¹¹ (ב) The heart of her husband doth safely trust in her, So that he shall have no need of spoil.

¹² (ג) She will do him good and not evil All the days of her life.

¹³ (ד) She seeketh wool, and flax, And worketh willingly with her hands.

¹⁴ (ה) She is like the merchant’s ships; She bringeth her food from afar.

⁹ Open thy mouth, judge righteously, and decide the cause of the poor and needy.

¹⁰ Who can find a virtuous woman: for far above pearls is her value.

¹¹ The heart of her husband doth safely trust in her, and he will not see his gain diminish.

¹² She treateth him well and not ill, all the days of her life.

¹³ She seeketh for wool and flax, and worketh with her willing hands.

¹⁴ She is become like the merchant's ships: from afar doth she bring her food.

¹⁰ Who shall find a virtuous woman? For such a one is more valuable than precious stones.

¹¹ The heart of her husband trusts in her: Such a one shall stand in no need of fine spoils.

¹² For she employs all her living for her husband’s good.

¹³ Gathering wool and flax, she makes it serviceable with her hands.

¹⁴ She is like a ship trading from a distance: So she procures her livelihood.

⁹ Open thy mouth, judge righteously, And maintain the cause of the poor and needy!

¹⁰ Who can find a capable woman? Her worth is far above pearls.

¹¹ The heart of her husband trusteth in her, And he is in no want of gain.

¹² She doeth him good, and not evil, All the days of her life.

¹³ She seeketh wool and flax, And worketh willingly with her hands.

¹⁴ She is like the merchants' ships; She bringeth her food from afar.

⁹ Open your mouth, judge righteously, and serve justice to the poor and needy.”

¹⁰ Who can find a worthy woman? For her price is far above rubies.

¹¹ Her husband trusts in her from his heart, and she will prove a great asset to him.

¹² She does him good, and not harm, all the days of her life.

¹³ She seeks wool and flax, and works eagerly with her hands.

¹⁴ She is like the merchant ships. She brings her bread from afar.

⁹ Speak out and judge by the measure of what is right and plead the cause of poor and needy people.

¹⁰ Who can find a capable wife? Her value is far more than jewels.

¹¹ The heart of her husband trusts in her, and he will never be poor.

¹² She does good things for him and not evil all the days of her life.

¹³ She selects wool and flax, and works with the delight of her hands.

¹⁴ She is like the merchant ships; she brings her food from far away.

⁹ Open your mouth, judge righteously, and serve justice to the poor and needy.”

¹⁰ Who can find a worthy woman? For her value is far above rubies.

¹¹ The heart of her husband trusts in her. He shall have no lack of gain.

¹² She does him good, and not harm, all the days of her life.

¹³ She seeks wool and flax, and works eagerly with her hands.

¹⁴ She is like the merchant ships. She brings her bread from afar.

⁹ Open your mouth, judge righteously, and serve justice to the poor and needy.”

¹⁰ Who can find a worthy woman? For her value is far above rubies.

¹¹ The heart of her husband trusts in her. He shall have no lack of gain.

¹² She does him good, and not harm, all the days of her life.

¹³ She seeks wool and flax, and works eagerly with her hands.

¹⁴ She is like the merchant ships. She brings her bread from afar.

⁹ Open thy mouth, judge righteously, and plead the cause of the poor and needy.

¹⁰ Who can find a virtuous woman? for her price is far above rubies.

¹¹ The heart of her husband doth safely trust in her, so that he shall have no need of spoil.

¹² She will do him good and not evil all the days of her life.

¹³ She seeketh wool, and flax, and worketh willingly with her hands.

¹⁴ She is like the merchant's ships; she bringeth her food from afar.

⁹ Open your mouth, judge righteously, and serve justice to the poor and needy.”

¹⁰ Who can find a worthy woman? For her value is far above rubies.

¹¹ The heart of her husband trusts in her. He shall have no lack of gain.

¹² She does him good, and not harm, all the days of her life.

¹³ She seeks wool and flax, and works eagerly with her hands.

¹⁴ She is like the merchant ships. She brings her bread from afar.

⁹ Open your mouth, judge righteously, and serve justice to the poor and needy.”

¹⁰ Who can find a worthy woman? For her value is far above rubies.

¹¹ The heart of her husband trusts in her. He shall have no lack of gain.

¹² She does him good, and not harm, all the days of her life.

¹³ She seeks wool and flax, and works eagerly with her hands.

¹⁴ She is like the merchant ships. She brings her bread from afar.

⁹ Deem thou that that is just, and deem thou a needy man and a poor man.

¹⁰ Who shall find a strong woman? the price of her is a far, and from the last or utmost ends.

¹¹ The heart of her husband trusteth in her; and he shall not have need to robberies.

¹² She shall yield to him good, and not evil, in all the days of her life.

¹³ She sought wool and flax; and wrought by the counsel of her hands.

¹⁴ She is made as the ship of a merchant, that beareth his bread from a far.

⁹ Deem thou that that is just, and deem thou a needy man and a poor man. (Judge thou with judgement, or with discernment, and give thou justice to the needy and to the poor.)

¹⁰ Who shall find a strong woman? the price of her is far, and from the last ends. (Who shall find a woman of virtue? her value is far above anything else.)

¹¹ The heart of her husband trusteth in her; and he shall not have need to robberies. (Her husband trusteth her in his heart; and he shall have no need for robbery, or for theft.)

¹² She shall yield to him good, and not evil, in all the days of her life.

¹³ She sought wool and flax; and wrought by the counsel of her hands. (She sought out wool and flax; and skillfully worked them with her hands.)

¹⁴ She is made as the ship of a merchant (or She is made like a merchant’s ship), that beareth his bread from a far.

⁹ Open thy mouth, judge righteously, Both the cause of the poor and needy!'

¹⁰ A woman of worth who doth find? Yea, far above rubies is her price.

¹¹ The heart of her husband hath trusted in her, And spoil he lacketh not.

¹² She hath done him good, and not evil, All days of her life.

¹³ She hath sought wool and flax, And with delight she worketh with her hands.

¹⁴ She hath been as ships of the merchant, From afar she bringeth in her bread.