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Chapter 31 The Words of King Lemuel,
the Prophecy that His Mother Taught Him

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What, my son?

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And what, the son of my womb?

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And what, the son of my vows?

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Give not thy strength unto women,
nor thy ways to that which destroyeth

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kings.

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It is not for kings, O Lemuel,
it is not for kings to drink wine,

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nor for princes strong drink, lest they
drink, and forget the law, and pervert the

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judgment of any of the afflicted.

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Give strong drink unto him that is ready
to perish, and wine unto those that be of

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heavy hearts.

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Let him drink, and forget his poverty,
and remember his misery no more.

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Open thy mouth for the dumb in the cause
of all such as are appointed to

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destruction.

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Open thy mouth, judge righteously,
and plead the cause of the poor and needy.

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Who can find a virtuous woman?

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For her price is far above rubies.

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The heart of her husband doth safely trust
in her, so that he shall have no need of

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spoil.

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She will do him good and not evil all the
days of her life.

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She seeketh wool and flax, and worketh
willingly with her hands.

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She is like the merchant's ships,
she bringeth her food from afar.

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She riseth also while it is yet night,
and giveth meat to her household,

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and a portion to her maidens.

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She considereth a field, and buyeth it.

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With the fruit of her hands she planteth a
vineyard.

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She girdeth her loins with strength,
and strengtheneth her arms.

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She perceiveth that her merchandise is
good, her candle goeth not out by night.

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She layeth her hands to the spindle,
and her hands hold the distaff.

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She stretcheth out her hand to the poor,
yea, she reacheth forth her hands to the

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needy.

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She is not afraid of the snow for her
household, for all her household are

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clothed with scarlet.

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She maketh herself coverings of tapestry,
her clothing is silk and purple.

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Her husband is known in the gates,
when he sitteth among the elders of the

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land.

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She maketh fine linen, and selleth it,
and delivereth girdles unto the merchant.

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Strength and honor are her clothing,
and she shall rejoice in time to come.

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She openeth her mouth with wisdom,
and in her tongue is the law of kindness.

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She looketh well to the ways of her
household, and eateth not the bread of

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idleness.

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Her children arise up, and call her
blessed, her husband also, and he praiseth

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her.

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Many daughters have done virtuously,
but thou excellest them all.

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Favor is deceitful, and beauty is vain,
but a woman that feareth the Lord,

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she shall be praised.

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Give her of the fruit of her hands,
and let her own works praise her in the gates.