Zhēnyán 31:10-31

10 Cái dé de fùrén , shuí néng dé zhaó ne , tāde jiàzhí shēng guo zhēnzhū .

11 Tā zhàngfu xīnli yǐkào tā , bì bù quē shǎo lì yì .

12 Tā yìshēng shǐ zhàngfu yǒu yì wú sún .

13 Tā xúnzhǎo yáng róng hé má , gānxīn yòng shǒu zuò gōng .

14 Tā hǎoxiàng shāng chuán cóng yuǎnfāng yùn liáng lái .

15 Wèi dào límíng tā jiù qǐlai , bǎ shíwù fēn gĕi jiā zhōng de rén . jiāng dāng zuò de gōngfēn paì bìnǚ .

16 Tā xiǎng dé tiándì , jiù mǎi lái . yòng shǒu suǒ de zhī lì , zāizhòng pútaóyuán .

17 Tā yǐ nénglì shùyào , shǐ bǎngbì yǒulì .

18 Tā juéde suǒ jīng yíng de yǒu lì , tāde dēng zhōng yè bú miè .

19 Tā shǒu ná niǎn xiàn gān . shǒu bǎ fǎng xiàn chē .

20 Tā zhāng shǒu zhōujì kùnkǔ rén , shēnshǒu bāng bǔ qióngfá rén .

21 Tā bú yīn xià xuĕ wèi jiā lǐ de rén dānxīn , yīnwei quán jiā dōu chuān zhe zhūhóng yīfu .

22 Tā wèi zìjǐ zhìzuò xiùhuā tǎn zǐ , tāde yīfu , shì xì má hé zǐse bù zuò de .

23 Tā zhàngfu zaì chéng ménkǒu yǔ bĕn dì de zhǎnglǎo tóng zuò , wèi zhòngrén suǒ rènshi .

24 Tā zuò xì má yīshang chū maì . yòu jiāng yàodaì maì yǔ shāng jiā .

25 Nénglì hé wēi yí , shì tāde yīfu . tā xiǎng dào rìhòu de jǐngkuàng jiù xǐ xiào .

26 Tā kāikǒu jiù fā zhìhuì . tā shé shang yǒu réncí de fǎ zé .

27 Tā guān chá jiā wù , bìng bù chī xián fàn .

28 Tāde érnǚ qǐlai chēng tā yǒu fú . tāde zhàngfu yĕ chēngzàn tā ,

29 Shuō , cái dé de nǚzi hĕn duō , wéidú nǐ chāo guō yīqiè .

30 Yàn lí shì xūjiǎ de . mĕiróng shì xūfú de . wéi jìngwèi Yēhéhuá de fùnǚ , bì dé chēngzàn .

31 Yuàn tā xiǎngshòu cāozuò suǒ dé de . yuàn tāde gōngzuò , zaì chéng ménkǒu róngyào tā .

Zhēnyán 31:10-31 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO PROVERBS 31

This chapter contains the last part of the book of Proverbs; which some reckon the fifth, others the sixth. It contains the instructions of the mother of a prince, whose name was Lemuel, which she gave unto him; and which are so valuable, as to be annexed to the proverbs of Solomon. The preface or introduction to them is in Pr 31:1; the address to her son, Pr 31:2. The vices she cautions him against are uncleanness and intemperance; which she dissuades from, because of the pernicious consequences of both to kings and to their subjects, Pr 31:3-5. Advises rather to give wine and strong drink to poor people, such as are in distress; as being more useful to them, at least less prejudicial, Pr 31:6,7; and exhorts her son to the duties of his office; by pleading the cause of the poor and injured, and administering justice to them, Pr 31:8,9. And then at large describes a virtuous woman; perhaps designed as an instruction to her son in the choice of a wife, Pr 31:10-31; though more than that may be intended by it.