¹⁰ Who can find an excellent woman?
    She is worth far more than rubies.
¹¹ Her husband trusts her completely.
    She gives him all the important things he needs.
¹² She brings him good, not harm,
    all the days of her life.
¹³ She chooses wool and flax.
    She loves to work with her hands.
¹⁴ She is like the ships of traders.
    She brings her food from far away.
¹⁵ She gets up while it is still night.
    She provides food for her family.
    She also gives some to her female servants.
¹⁶ She considers a field and buys it.
    She uses some of the money she earns to plant a vineyard.
¹⁷ She gets ready to work hard.
    Her arms are strong.
¹⁸ She sees that her trading earns a lot of money.
    Her lamp doesn’t go out at night.
¹⁹ With one hand she holds the wool.
    With the other she spins the thread.
²⁰ She opens her arms to those who are poor.
    She reaches out her hands to those who are needy.
²¹ When it snows, she’s not afraid for her family.
    All of them are dressed in the finest clothes.
²² She makes her own bed coverings.
    She is dressed in fine linen and purple clothes.
²³ Her husband is respected at the city gate.
    There he takes his seat among the elders of the land.
²⁴ She makes linen clothes and sells them.
    She supplies belts to the traders.
²⁵ She puts on strength and honor as if they were her clothes.
    She can laugh at the days that are coming.
²⁶ She speaks wisely.
    She teaches faithfully.
²⁷ She watches over family matters.
    She is busy all the time.
²⁸ Her children stand up and call her blessed.
    Her husband also rises up, and he praises her.
²⁹ He says, “Many women do excellent things.
    But you are better than all the others.”
³⁰ Charm can fool you. Beauty fades.
    But a woman who has respect for the Lord should be praised.
³¹ Give her honor for all that her hands have done.
    Let everything she has done bring praise to her at the city gate.