The Latin Vulgate VUL
Revised Standard Version RSV
1 verba Lamuhel regis visio qua erudivit eum mater sua
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The words of Lemuel, king of Massa, which his mother taught him:
2 quid dilecte mi quid dilecte uteri mei quid dilecte votorum meorum
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What, my son? What, son of my womb? What, son of my vows?
3 ne dederis mulieribus substantiam tuam et vias tuas ad delendos reges
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Give not your strength to women, your ways to those who destroy kings.
4 noli regibus o Lamuhel noli regibus dare vinum quia nullum secretum est ubi regnat ebrietas
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It is not for kings, O Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine, or for rulers to desire strong drink;
5 ne forte bibat et obliviscatur iudiciorum et mutet causam filiorum pauperis
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lest they drink and forget what has been decreed, and pervert the rights of all the afflicted.
6 date siceram maerentibus et vinum his qui amaro sunt animo
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Give strong drink to him who is perishing, and wine to those in bitter distress;
7 bibant ut obliviscantur egestatis suae et doloris non recordentur amplius
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let them drink and forget their poverty, and remember their misery no more.
8 aperi os tuum muto et causis omnium filiorum qui pertranseunt
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Open your mouth for the dumb, for the rights of all who are left desolate.
9 aperi os tuum decerne quod iustum est et iudica inopem et pauperem
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Open your mouth, judge righteously, maintain the rights of the poor and needy.
10 aleph mulierem fortem quis inveniet procul et de ultimis finibus pretium eius
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A good wife who can find? She is far more precious than jewels.
11 beth confidit in ea cor viri sui et spoliis non indigebit
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The heart of her husband trusts in her, and he will have no lack of gain.
12 gimel reddet ei bonum et non malum omnibus diebus vitae suae
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She does him good, and not harm, all the days of her life.
13 deleth quaesivit lanam et linum et operata est consilio manuum suarum
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She seeks wool and flax, and works with willing hands.
14 he facta est quasi navis institoris de longe portat panem suum
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She is like the ships of the merchant, she brings her food from afar.
15 vav et de nocte surrexit deditque praedam domesticis suis et cibaria ancillis suis
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She rises while it is yet night and provides food for her household and tasks for her maidens.
16 zai consideravit agrum et emit eum de fructu manuum suarum plantavit vineam
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She considers a field and buys it; with the fruit of her hands she plants a vineyard.
17 heth accinxit fortitudine lumbos suos et roboravit brachium suum
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She girds her loins with strength and makes her arms strong.
18 teth gustavit quia bona est negotiatio eius non extinguetur in nocte lucerna illius
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She perceives that her merchandise is profitable. Her lamp does not go out at night.
19 ioth manum suam misit ad fortia et digiti eius adprehenderunt fusum
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She puts her hands to the distaff, and her hands hold the spindle.
20 caph manum suam aperuit inopi et palmas suas extendit ad pauperem
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She opens her hand to the poor, and reaches out her hands to the needy.
21 lameth non timebit domui suae a frigoribus nivis omnes enim domestici eius vestiti duplicibus
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She is not afraid of snow for her household, for all her household are clothed in scarlet.
22 mem stragulam vestem fecit sibi byssus et purpura indumentum eius
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She makes herself coverings; her clothing is fine linen and purple.
23 nun nobilis in portis vir eius quando sederit cum senatoribus terrae
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Her husband is known in the gates, when he sits among the elders of the land.
24 samech sindonem fecit et vendidit et cingulum tradidit Chananeo
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She makes linen garments and sells them; she delivers girdles to the merchant.
25 ain fortitudo et decor indumentum eius et ridebit in die novissimo
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Strength and dignity are her clothing, and she laughs at the time to come.
26 phe os suum aperuit sapientiae et lex clementiae in lingua eius
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She opens her mouth with wisdom, and the teaching of kindness is on her tongue.
27 sade considerat semitas domus suae et panem otiosa non comedet
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She looks well to the ways of her household, and does not eat the bread of idleness.
28 coph surrexerunt filii eius et beatissimam praedicaverunt vir eius et laudavit eam
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Her children rise up and call her blessed; her husband also, and he praises her:
29 res multae filiae congregaverunt divitias tu supergressa es universas
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"Many women have done excellently, but you surpass them all."
30 sin fallax gratia et vana est pulchritudo mulier timens Dominum ipsa laudabitur
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Charm is deceitful, and beauty is vain, but a woman who fears the LORD is to be praised.
31 thau date ei de fructu manuum suarum et laudent eam in portis opera eius
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Give her of the fruit of her hands, and let her works praise her in the gates.
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