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Proverbs 31:27
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
Proverbs 31:27
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
27 She watches over[a] the affairs of her household,
and does not eat the bread of idleness.
Footnotes
- 31:27 Watches over: Hebrew ṣopiyyâ, perhaps a pun on the Greek sophia (= wisdom). Bread of idleness: she does not eat from the table of others but from her own labors.
New American Bible (Revised Edition) (NABRE)
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