13 She (A)seeks wool and flax,
    and works with willing hands.
14 She is like the ships of the merchant;
    she brings her food from afar.
15 She (B)rises while it is yet night
    and (C)provides food for her household
    and portions for her maidens.
16 She considers a field and buys it;
    with the fruit of her hands she plants a vineyard.
17 She (D)dresses herself[a] 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 (E)opens her hand to (F)the poor
    and reaches out her hands to (G)the needy.
21 She is not afraid of snow for her household,
    for all her household are clothed in (H)scarlet.[b]
22 She makes (I)bed coverings for herself;
    her clothing is (J)fine linen and (K)purple.
23 Her husband is known in (L)the gates
    when he sits among the elders of the land.
24 She makes (M)linen garments and sells them;
    she delivers sashes to the merchant.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 31:17 Hebrew She girds her loins
  2. Proverbs 31:21 Or in double thickness

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