Proverbia 31
Biblia Sacra Vulgata
31 Verba Lamuelis regis. Visio qua erudivit eum mater sua.
2 Quid, dilecte mi? quid, dilecte uteri mei? quid, dilecte votorum meorum?
3 Ne dederis mulieribus substantiam tuam, et divitias tuas ad delendos reges.
4 Noli regibus, o Lamuel, noli regibus dare vinum, quia nullum secretum est ubi regnat ebrietas;
5 et ne forte bibant, et obliviscantur judiciorum, et mutent causam filiorum pauperis.
6 Date siceram moerentibus, et vinum his qui amaro sunt animo.
7 Bibant, et obliviscantur egestatis suae, et doloris sui non recordentur amplius.
8 Aperi os tuum muto, et causis omnium filiorum qui pertranseunt.
9 Aperi os tuum, decerne quod justum est, et judica inopem et pauperem.
10 Mulierem fortem quis inveniet? procul et de ultimis finibus pretium ejus.
11 Confidit in ea cor viri sui, et spoliis non indigebit.
12 Reddet ei bonum, et non malum, omnibus diebus vitae suae.
13 Quaesivit lanam et linum, et operata est consilia manuum suarum.
14 Facta est quasi navis institoris, de longe portans panem suum.
15 Et de nocte surrexit, deditque praedam domesticis suis, et cibaria ancillis suis.
16 Consideravit agrum, et emit eum; de fructu manuum suarum plantavit vineam.
17 Accinxit fortitudine lumbos suos, et roboravit brachium suum.
18 Gustavit, et vidit quia bona est negotiatio ejus; non extinguetur in nocte lucerna ejus.
19 Manum suam misit ad fortia, et digiti ejus apprehenderunt fusum.
20 Manum suam aperuit inopi, et palmas suas extendit ad pauperem.
21 Non timebit domui suae a frigoribus nivis; omnes enim domestici ejus vestiti sunt duplicibus.
22 Stragulatam vestem fecit sibi; byssus et purpura indumentum ejus.
23 Nobilis in portis vir ejus, quando sederit cum senatoribus terrae.
24 Sindonem fecit, et vendidit, et cingulum tradidit Chananaeo.
25 Fortitudo et decor indumentum ejus, et ridebit in die novissimo.
26 Os suum aperuit sapientiae, et lex clementiae in lingua ejus.
27 Consideravit semitas domus suae, et panem otiosa non comedit.
28 Surrexerunt filii ejus, et beatissimam praedicaverunt; vir ejus, et laudavit eam.
29 Multae filiae congregaverunt divitias; tu supergressa es universas.
30 Fallax gratia, et vana est pulchritudo: mulier timens Dominum, ipsa laudabitur.
31 Date ei de fructu manuum suarum, et laudent eam in portis opera ejus.
Proverbs 31
King James Version
31 The words of king Lemuel, the prophecy that his mother taught him.
2 What, my son? and what, the son of my womb? and what, the son of my vows?
3 Give not thy strength unto women, nor thy ways to that which destroyeth kings.
4 It is not for kings, O Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine; nor for princes strong drink:
5 Lest they drink, and forget the law, and pervert the judgment of any of the afflicted.
6 Give strong drink unto him that is ready to perish, and wine unto those that be of heavy hearts.
7 Let him drink, and forget his poverty, and remember his misery no more.
8 Open thy mouth for the dumb in the cause of all such as are appointed to destruction.
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.
15 She riseth also while it is yet night, and giveth meat to her household, and a portion to her maidens.
16 She considereth a field, and buyeth it: with the fruit of her hands she planteth a vineyard.
17 She girdeth her loins with strength, and strengtheneth her arms.
18 She perceiveth that her merchandise is good: her candle goeth not out by night.
19 She layeth her hands to the spindle, and her hands hold the distaff.
20 She stretcheth out her hand to the poor; yea, she reacheth forth her hands to the needy.
21 She is not afraid of the snow for her household: for all her household are clothed with scarlet.
22 She maketh herself coverings of tapestry; her clothing is silk and purple.
23 Her husband is known in the gates, when he sitteth among the elders of the land.
24 She maketh fine linen, and selleth it; and delivereth girdles unto the merchant.
25 Strength and honour are her clothing; and she shall rejoice in time to come.
26 She openeth her mouth with wisdom; and in her tongue is the law of kindness.
27 She looketh well to the ways of her household, and eateth not the bread of idleness.
28 Her children arise up, and call her blessed; her husband also, and he praiseth her.
29 Many daughters have done virtuously, but thou excellest them all.
30 Favour is deceitful, and beauty is vain: but a woman that feareth the Lord, she shall be praised.
31 Give her of the fruit of her hands; and let her own works praise her in the gates.