⁴ A good wife is the crown of her husband,
    but she who brings shame is like rottenness in his bones.^(A)

³⁰ A tranquil mind gives life to the flesh,
    but jealousy makes the bones rot.^(A)

¹⁰ A woman of strength who can find?
    She is far more precious than jewels.^(A)
11 The heart of her husband trusts in her,
    and he will 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 with willing hands.^(B)
14 She is like the ships of the merchant;
    she brings her food from far away.
¹⁵ She rises while it is still night
    and provides food for her household
    and tasks for her female servants.^(C)
16 She considers a field and buys it;
    with the fruit of her hands she plants a vineyard.
¹⁷ She girds herself with strength
    and makes her arms strong.
¹⁸ She perceives that her merchandise is profitable.
    Her lamp does not go out at night.
¹⁹ She puts her hands to the distaff,
    and her hands hold the spindle.
²⁰ She opens her hand to the poor
    and reaches out her hands to the needy.^(D)
21 She is not afraid for her household when it snows,
    for all her household are clothed in crimson.^(E)
22 She makes herself coverings;
    her clothing is fine linen and purple.
²³ Her husband is known in the city gates,
    taking his seat among the elders of the land.^(F)
24 She makes linen garments and sells them;
    she supplies the merchant with sashes.
²⁵ Strength and dignity are her clothing,
    and she laughs at the time to come.^(G)

¹³ A stupid child is ruin to a father,
    and a wife’s quarreling is a continual dripping of rain.^(A)
14 House and wealth are inherited from parents,
    but a prudent wife is from the Lord.^(B)

¹⁵ A continual dripping on a rainy day
    and a contentious wife are alike;^(A)
16 to restrain her is to restrain the wind
    or to grasp oil in the right hand.^[a]

¹⁹ It is better to live in a desert land
    than with a contentious and fretful wife.

⁹ It is better to live in a corner of the housetop
    than in a house shared with a contentious wife.^(A)