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31:1	The wordis of Lamuel, the king; the visioun bi which his modir tauyte hym.
31:2	What my derlyng? what the derlyng of my wombe? what the derlyng of my desiris?
31:3	Yyue thou not thi catel to wymmen, and thi richessis to do awei kyngis.
31:4	A! Lamuel, nyle thou yiue wyn to kingis; for no pryuete is, where drunkenesse regneth.
31:5	Lest perauenture thei drynke, and foryete domes, and chaunge the cause of the sones of a pore man.
31:6	Yyue ye sidur to hem that morenen, and wyn to hem that ben of bitter soule.
31:7	Drinke thei, and foryete thei her nedinesse; and thenke thei no more on her sorewe.
31:8	Opene thi mouth for a doumb man,
31:9	and opene thi mouth for the causes of alle sones that passen forth. Deme thou that that is iust, and deme thou a nedi man and a pore man.
31:10	Who schal fynde a stronge womman? the prijs of her is fer, and fro the laste endis.
31:11	The herte of hir hosebond tristith in hir; and sche schal not haue nede to spuylis.
31:12	Sche schal yelde to hym good, and not yuel, in alle the daies of hir lijf.
31:13	Sche souyte wolle and flex; and wrouyte bi the counsel of hir hondis.
31:14	Sche is maad as the schip of a marchaunt, that berith his breed fro fer.
31:15	And sche roos bi nyyt, and yaf prey to hir meyneals, and metis to hir handmaidis.
31:16	Sche bihelde a feeld, and bouyte it; of the fruyt of hir hondis sche plauntide a vyner.
31:17	Sche girde hir leendis with strengthe, and made strong hir arm.
31:18	Sche taastide, and siy, that hir marchaundie was good; hir lanterne schal not be quenchid in the niyt.
31:19	Sche putte hir hondis to stronge thingis, and hir fyngris token the spyndil.
31:20	Sche openyde hir hond to a nedi man, and stretchide forth hir hondis to a pore man.
31:21	Sche schal not drede for hir hous of the cooldis of snow; for alle hir meyneals ben clothid with double clothis.
31:22	Sche made to hir a ray cloth; bijs and purpur is the cloth of hir.
31:23	Hir hosebonde is noble in the yatis, whanne he sittith with the senatours of erthe.
31:24	Sche made lynnun cloth, and selde; and yaf a girdil to a Chananei.
31:25	Strengthe and fairnesse is the clothing of hir; and sche schal leiye in the laste dai.
31:26	Sche openyde hir mouth to wisdom; and the lawe of merci is in hir tunge.
31:27	Sche bihelde the pathis of hir hous; and sche eet not breed idili.
31:28	Hir sones risiden, and prechiden hir moost blessid; hir hosebonde roos, and preiside hir.
31:29	Many douytris gaderiden richessis; thou passidist alle.
31:30	Fairnesse is disseiuable grace, and veyn; thilke womman, that dredith the Lord, schal be preisid.
31:31	Yyue ye to hir of the fruyt of hir hondis; and hir werkis preise hir in the yatis.


31:1	THE WORDS OF KING LEMUEL: The prophecie which his mother taught him.
31:2	What my sonne! and what ye sonne of my wombe! and what, O sonne of my desires!
31:3	Giue not thy strength vnto women, nor thy wayes, which is to destroy Kings.
31:4	It is not for Kings, O Lemuel, it is not for Kings to drink wine nor for princes strog drinke,
31:5	Lest he drinke and forget the decree, and change the iudgement of all the children of affliction.
31:6	Giue ye strong drinke vnto him that is readie to perish, and wine vnto them that haue griefe of heart.
31:7	Let him drinke, that he may forget his pouertie, and remember his miserie no more.
31:8	Open thy mouth for the domme in the cause of all the children of destruction.
31:9	Open thy mouth: iudge righteously, and iudge the afflicted, and the poore.
31:10	Who shall finde a vertuous woman? for her price is farre aboue the pearles.
31:11	The heart of her husband trusteth in her, and he shall haue no neede of spoyle.
31:12	She will doe him good, and not euill all the dayes of her life.
31:13	She seeketh wooll and flaxe, and laboureth cheerefully with her handes.
31:14	She is like the shippes of marchants: shee bringeth her foode from afarre.
31:15	And she riseth, whiles it is yet night: and giueth the portion to her houshold, and the ordinarie to her maides.
31:16	She considereth a field, and getteth it: and with the fruite of her handes she planteth a vineyarde.
31:17	She girdeth her loynes with strength, and strengtheneth her armes.
31:18	She feeleth that her marchandise is good: her candle is not put out by night.
31:19	She putteth her handes to the wherue, and her handes handle the spindle.
31:20	She stretcheth out her hand to the poore, and putteth foorth her hands to the needie.
31:21	She feareth not the snowe for her familie: for all her familie is clothed with skarlet.
31:22	She maketh her selfe carpets: fine linen and purple is her garment.
31:23	Her husband is knowen in the gates, when he sitteth with the Elders of the land.
31:24	She maketh sheetes, and selleth them, and giueth girdels vnto the marchant.
31:25	Strength and honour is her clothing, and in the latter day she shall reioyce.
31:26	She openeth her mouth with wisdome, and the lawe of grace is in her tongue.
31:27	She ouerseeth the wayes of her housholde, and eateth not the bread of ydlenes.
31:28	Her children rise vp, and call her blessed: her husband also shall prayse her, saying,
31:29	Many daughters haue done vertuously: but thou surmountest them all.
31:30	Fauour is deceitfull, and beautie is vanitie: but a woman that feareth the Lord, she shall be praysed.
31:31	Giue her of the fruite of her hands, and let her owne workes prayse her in the gates.


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