^17 (A)Correct your son, and he will give you comfort;
He will also ^[a](B)delight your soul.

²⁵ Strength and ^(A)dignity are her clothing,
And she smiles at the ^[a]future.
²⁶ She ^(B)opens her mouth in wisdom,
And the ^[b]teaching of kindness is on her tongue.
²⁷ She looks well to the ways of her household,
And does not eat the ^(C)bread of idleness.
²⁸ Her children rise up and bless her;
Her husband also, and he praises her, saying:
²⁹ “Many daughters have done nobly,
But you excel them all.”
³⁰ Charm is deceitful and beauty is vain,
But a woman who ^[c](D)fears the Lord, she shall be praised.
³¹ Give her the ^[d]product of her hands,
And let her works praise her in the gates.