31These are the solemn words which King Lemuel's mother said to him:H1697H4428H3927H4853H517H32562"You are my own dear son, the answer to my prayers. What shall I tell you?H1248H1248H990H1248H50883Don't spend all your energy on sex and all your money on women; they have destroyed kings.H5414H2428H802H1870H4229H44284Listen, Lemuel. Kings should not drink wine or have a craving for alcohol.H4428H3927H4428H8354H3196H335H176H7336H79415When they drink, they forget the laws and ignore the rights of people in need.H8354H7911H2710H8138H1779H1121H60406Alcohol is for people who are dying, for those who are in misery.H5414H7941H6H3196H4751H53157Let them drink and forget their poverty and unhappiness.H8354H7911H7389H2142H59998"Speak up for people who cannot speak for themselves. Protect the rights of all who are helpless.H6605H6310H483H1779H1121H24759Speak for them and be a righteous judge. Protect the rights of the poor and needy."H6605H6310H8199H6664H1777H6041H34
The Capable Wife
10How hard it is to find a capable wife! She is worth far more than jewels!H4672H2428H802H4377H7350H644311Her husband puts his confidence in her, and he will never be poor.H3820H1167H982H2637H799812As long as she lives, she does him good and never harm.H1580H2896H7451H3117H241613She keeps herself busy making wool and linen cloth.H1875H6785H6593H6213H2656H370914She brings home food from out-of-the-way places, as merchant ships do.H5503H591H935H3899H480115She gets up before daylight to prepare food for her family and to tell her servant women what to do.H6965H3915H5414H2964H1004H2706H529116She looks at land and buys it, and with money she has earned she plants a vineyard.H2161H7704H3947H6529H3709H5193H375417She is a hard worker, strong and industrious.H2296H4975H5797H553H222018She knows the value of everything she makes, and works late into the night.H2938H5504H2896H5216H3518H391519She spins her own thread and weaves her own cloth.H7971H3027H3601H3709H8551H641820She is generous to the poor and needy.H6566H3709H6041H7971H3027H3421She doesn't worry when it snows, because her family has warm clothing.H3372H7950H1004H1004H3847H814422She makes bedspreads and wears clothes of fine purple linen.H6213H4765H3830H8336H71323Her husband is well known, one of the leading citizens.H1167H3045H8179H3427H2205H77624She makes clothes and belts, and sells them to merchants.H6213H5466H4376H5414H2289H366925She is strong and respected and not afraid of the future.H5797H1926H3830H7832H3117H31426She speaks with a gentle wisdom.H6605H6310H2451H3956H8451H261727She is always busy and looks after her family's needs.H6822H1979H1979H1004H398H3899H610428Her children show their appreciation, and her husband praises her.H1121H6965H833H1167H198429He says, "Many women are good wives, but you are the best of them all."H7227H1323H6213H2428H592730Charm is deceptive and beauty disappears, but a woman who honors the LORD should be praised.H2580H8267H3308H1892H802H3373H3068H198431Give her credit for all she does. She deserves the respect of everyone.H5414H6529H3027H4639H1984H8179
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