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Mga Kawikaan 31
Magandang Balita Biblia
Mga Kawikaan 31
Magandang Balita Biblia
Mga Kawikaan ng Ina ni Haring Lemuel
31 Ito ang mga payo ni Haring Lemuel ng Massa, mga kawikaang itinuro ng kanyang ina.
2 “Mayroon akong sasabihin sa iyo anak, na tugon sa aking dalangin. 3 Huwag mong uubusin sa babae ang lakas mo at salapi, at baka mapahamak kang tulad ng ibang hari. 4 Lemuel, di dapat sa hari ang uminom ng alak o matapang na inumin. 5 Kadalasan kapag lasing na sila'y nalilimutan na nila ang matuwid at napapabayaan ang karapatan ng mga taong naghihirap. 6 Ang alak ay ibigay mo na lamang sa nawawalan ng pag-asa at sa mga taong dumaranas ng matinding kahirapan. 7 Hayaan silang uminom upang hirap ay malimutan, at kasawia'y di na matandaan.
8 “Ipagtanggol mo ang mga di makalaban, ipaglaban ang kanilang karapatan. 9 Ipahayag mo nang malinaw ang katotohanan at ang katuwiran, at igawad ang katarungan sa api at mahirap.”
Ang Huwarang Maybahay
10 Mahirap makakita ng mabuting asawa, higit sa mamahaling alahas ang kanyang halaga.
11 Lubos ang tiwala ng kanyang asawa, at saganang pakinabang ang makakamit niya.
12 Pinaglilingkuran niya ang asawa habang sila'y nabubuhay, pawang kabutihan ang ginagawa at di kasamaan.
13 Wala siyang tigil sa paggawa, hindi na halos nagpapahinga, humahabi ng kanyang telang lino at lana.
14 Tulad ng isang barkong puno ng kalakal, siya ay nag-uuwi ng pagkain mula sa malayong lugar.
15 Bago pa sumikat ang araw ay inihahanda na ang pagkain ng buo niyang sambahayan, pati na ang gawain ng mga katulong sa bahay.
16 Mataman niyang tinitingnan ang bukid bago siya magbayad, ang kanyang naiimpok ay ipinagpapatanim ng ubas.
17 Gayunma'y naiingatan ang kamay at katawan upang matupad ang lahat ng kanyang tungkulin araw-araw.
18 Sa kanya'y mahalaga ang bawat ginagawa, hanggang hatinggabi'y makikitang nagtitiyaga.
19 Siya'y gumagawa ng mga sinulid, at humahabi ng sariling damit.
20 Matulungin siya sa mahirap, at sa nangangailanga'y bukás ang palad.
21 Hindi siya nag-aalala dumating man ang tagginaw, pagkat ang sambahayan niya'y may makapal na kasuotan.
22 Gumagawa siya ng makakapal na sapin sa higaan at damit na pinong lino ang sinusuot niya.
23 Ang kanyang asawa'y kilala sa lipunan at nahahanay sa mga pangunahing mamamayan.
24 Gumagawa pa rin siya ng iba pang kasuotan at ipinagbibili sa mga mangangalakal.
25 Marangal at kapita-pitagan ang kanyang kaanyuan at wala siyang pangamba sa bukas na daratal.
26 Ang mga salita niya ay puspos ng karunungan at ang turo niya ay pawang katapatan.
27 Sinusubaybayan niyang mabuti ang kanyang sambahayan at hindi tumitigil sa paggawa araw-araw.
28 Iginagalang siya ng kanyang mga anak at pinupuri ng kanyang kabiyak:
29 “Maraming babae na mabuting asawa, ngunit sa kanila'y nakahihigit ka.”
30 Mandaraya ang pang-akit at kumukupas ang ganda, ngunit ang babaing gumagalang at sumusunod kay Yahweh ay pararangalan.
31 Ibigay sa kanya ang lahat ng parangal, karapat-dapat siya sa papuri ng bayan.
Proverbs 31
New International Version
Proverbs 31
New International Version
Sayings of King Lemuel
31 The sayings(A) of King Lemuel—an inspired utterance his mother taught him.
2 Listen, my son! Listen, son of my womb!
Listen, my son, the answer to my prayers!(B)
3 Do not spend your strength[a] on women,
your vigor on those who ruin kings.(C)
4 It is not for kings, Lemuel—
it is not for kings to drink wine,(D)
not for rulers to crave beer,
5 lest they drink(E) and forget what has been decreed,(F)
and deprive all the oppressed of their rights.
6 Let beer be for those who are perishing,
wine(G) for those who are in anguish!
7 Let them drink(H) and forget their poverty
and remember their misery no more.
8 Speak(I) up for those who cannot speak for themselves,
for the rights of all who are destitute.
9 Speak up and judge fairly;
defend the rights of the poor and needy.(J)
Epilogue: The Wife of Noble Character
10 [b]A wife of noble character(K) who can find?(L)
She is worth far more than rubies.
11 Her husband(M) has full confidence in her
and lacks nothing of value.(N)
12 She brings him good, not harm,
all the days of her life.
13 She selects wool and flax
and works with eager hands.(O)
14 She is like the merchant ships,
bringing her food from afar.
15 She gets up while it is still night;
she provides food for her family
and portions for her female servants.
16 She considers a field and buys it;
out of her earnings she plants a vineyard.
17 She sets about her work vigorously;
her arms are strong for her tasks.
18 She sees that her trading is profitable,
and her lamp does not go out at night.
19 In her hand she holds the distaff
and grasps the spindle with her fingers.
20 She opens her arms to the poor
and extends her hands to the needy.(P)
21 When it snows, she has no fear for her household;
for all of them are clothed in scarlet.
22 She makes coverings for her bed;
she is clothed in fine linen and purple.
23 Her husband is respected at the city gate,
where he takes his seat among the elders(Q) of the land.
24 She makes linen garments and sells them,
and supplies the merchants with sashes.
25 She is clothed with strength and dignity;
she can laugh at the days to come.
26 She speaks with wisdom,
and faithful instruction is on her tongue.(R)
27 She watches over the affairs of her household
and does not eat the bread of idleness.
28 Her children arise and call her blessed;
her husband also, and he praises her:
29 “Many women do noble things,
but you surpass them all.”
30 Charm is deceptive, and beauty is fleeting;
but a woman who fears the Lord is to be praised.
31 Honor her for all that her hands have done,
and let her works bring her praise(S) at the city gate.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 31:3 Or wealth
- Proverbs 31:10 Verses 10-31 are an acrostic poem, the verses of which begin with the successive letters of the Hebrew alphabet.
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