Verse
YLT
Young's Literal Translation
KJV
King James Version
Words of Lemuel
a
king, a
declaration
that his mother taught him :
The
words of king Lemuel
, the
prophecy
that his mother taught him .
`
What, my son? and what, son of my womb? And what, son of my vows?
What, my son? and what, the
son of my womb? and what, the
son of my vows?
Give not to
women
thy strength, And
thy ways to wiping
away
of
kings.
Give not thy strength unto
women
, nor
thy ways to that
which
destroyeth
kings.
Not for kings, O Lemuel, Not for kings ,
to drink wine ,
And
for princes a
desire
of
strong drink .
It
is
not for kings, O Lemuel, it
is
not for kings to drink wine ;
nor
for princes strong drink :
Lest he
drink, and forget the decree
, And change
the judgment of any of the sons
of
affliction
.
Lest they
drink, and forget the law
, and pervert
the judgment of any of the afflicted
.
Give strong drink to the
perishing
, And wine to
the
bitter
in
soul,
Give strong drink unto
him
that
is
ready
to perish
, and wine unto
those
that
be
of
heavy
hearts.
He
drinketh
, and forgetteth
his poverty, And his misery he
remembereth
not
again
.
Let
him
drink
, and forget
his poverty, and remember
his misery no
more
.
Open thy mouth for the dumb ,
For
the right
of all sons
of
change
.
Open thy mouth for the dumb in
the cause
of all such
as
are
appointed
to
destruction
.
Open thy mouth, judge righteously, Both
the cause of the poor and needy !'
Open thy mouth, judge righteously, and
plead
the cause of the poor and needy .
A
woman
of
worth
who doth
find? Yea,
far above rubies `is'
her
price
.
Who can
find a
virtuous
woman
? for
her
price
is
far above rubies.
The heart of her husband hath
trusted
in her, And
spoil
he lacketh
not
.
The heart of her husband doth
safely
trust
in her, so
that
he shall
have
no
need
of
spoil
.
She hath
done
him good ,
and not evil ,
All days of her life.
She will
do
him good and not evil all the
days of her life.
She hath
sought
wool and flax, And with
delight
she
worketh `
with '
her hands.
She seeketh
wool ,
and flax, and worketh willingly
with her hands.
She hath
been
as
ships
of
the merchant,
From
afar
she bringeth in
her bread
.
She is
like
the merchants'
ships;
she bringeth her food
from
afar
.
Yea,
she riseth while yet night, And giveth food
to her household, And a portion to her damsels
.
She riseth also
while it
is
yet night, and giveth meat
to her household, and a portion to her maidens
.
She hath
considered
a field, and taketh
it ,
From
the fruit of her hands she hath
planted
a vineyard.
She considereth
a field, and buyeth
it :
with
the fruit of her hands she planteth
a vineyard.
She hath
girded
with
might
her loins, And doth
strengthen
her arms.
She girdeth
her loins with
strength
, and strengtheneth
her arms.
She hath
perceived
when
her merchandise `
is '
good ,
Her lamp
is
not extinguished
in
the
night.
She perceiveth
that
her merchandise is good :
her candle
goeth
not out
by
night.
Her hands she
hath
sent
forth
on
a
spindle, And her hands have
held
a
distaff.
She
layeth
her hands to
the
spindle, and her hands hold
the
distaff.
Her hand she
hath
spread
forth
to the poor ,
Yea, her
hands
she sent
forth to the needy.
She
stretcheth
out
her hand to the poor ;
yea, she reacheth
forth her
hands
to the needy.
She is not afraid of her household from
snow,
For all her household are clothed `
with '
scarlet.
She is not afraid of the
snow
for
her household :
for all her household are clothed with scarlet.
Ornamental
coverings
she hath
made
for
herself ,
Silk and purple `are'
her
clothing
.
She maketh
herself coverings
of
tapestry;
her
clothing
is
silk and purple.
Known in the gates is
her
husband
, In
his
sitting
with
elders of the land.
Her
husband
is
known in the gates, when
he
sitteth
among
the
elders of the land.
Linen
garments
she hath
made
, and selleth ,
And a
girdle
she
hath
given
to
the merchant.
She maketh
fine
linen
, and selleth it;
and delivereth
girdles
unto
the merchant.
Strength and honour `
are '
her clothing ,
And she rejoiceth
at
a
latter
day
.
Strength and honour are her clothing ;
and she shall
rejoice
in
time
to
come
.
Her mouth she
hath
opened
in
wisdom ,
And the law of kindness `is'
on
her
tongue
.
She
openeth
her mouth with
wisdom ;
and in
her
tongue
is
the law of kindness.
She `is'
watching
the ways of her household, And bread
of
sloth
she
eateth not.
She looketh
well
to
the ways of her household, and eateth not the
bread
of
idleness
.
Her sons
have
risen
up, and pronounce
her happy,
Her husband, and he praiseth her ,
Her children
arise
up, and call
her blessed;
her husband also
, and he praiseth her .
`
Many `are'
the
daughters who
have done worthily
, Thou hast
gone
up
above
them all. '
Many daughters have done virtuously
, but
thou excellest
them all.
The
grace
`
is '
false
, and the
beauty `
is '
vain ,
A woman fearing
Jehovah
, she may
boast
herself
.
Favour
is deceitful
, and beauty is vain :
but
a woman that
feareth
the
LORD
, she shall
be
praised
.
Give ye
to
her of the fruit of her hands ,
And her works do
praise her in the gates !
Give her of the fruit of her hands ;
and let
her own
works praise her in the gates .
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