Proverbs:31 Parallel Bible - YLT BAS |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| | The Young's Literal Translation Online Bible (YLT) | The Basic English Online Bible (BAS) |
| Proverbs 31:1 | Words of Lemuel a king, a declaration that his mother taught him: | The words of Lemuel, king of Massa: the teaching which he had from his mother. |
| Proverbs 31:2 | `What, my son? and what, son of my womb? And what, son of my vows? | What am I to say to you, O Lemuel, my oldest son? and what, O son of my body? and what, O son of my oaths? |
| Proverbs 31:3 | Give not to women thy strength, And thy ways to wiping away of kings. | Do not give your strength to women, or your ways to that which is the destruction of kings. |
| Proverbs 31:4 | 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 take wine, or for rulers to say, Where is strong drink? |
| Proverbs 31:5 | Lest he drink, and forget the decree, And change the judgment of any of the sons of affliction. | For fear that through drinking they may come to have no respect for the law, wrongly judging the cause of those who are in trouble. |
| Proverbs 31:6 | Give strong drink to the perishing, And wine to the bitter in soul, | Give strong drink to him who is near to destruction, and wine to him whose soul is bitter: |
| Proverbs 31:7 | He drinketh, and forgetteth his poverty, And his misery he remembereth not again. | Let him have drink, and his need will go from his mind, and the memory of his trouble will be gone. |
| Proverbs 31:8 | Open thy mouth for the dumb, For the right of all sons of change. | Let your mouth be open for those who have no voice, in the cause of those who are ready for death. |
| Proverbs 31:9 | Open thy mouth, judge righteously, Both the cause of the poor and needy!` | Let your mouth be open, judging rightly, and give right decisions in the cause of the poor and those in need. |
| Proverbs 31:10 | A woman of worth who doth find? Yea, far above rubies [is] her price. | Who may make discovery of a woman of virtue? For her price is much higher than jewels. |
| Proverbs 31:11 | The heart of her husband hath trusted in her, And spoil he lacketh not. | The heart of her husband has faith in her, and he will have profit in full measure. |
| Proverbs 31:12 | She hath done him good, and not evil, All days of her life. | She does him good and not evil all the days of her life. |
| Proverbs 31:13 | She hath sought wool and flax, And with delight she worketh [with] her hands. | She gets wool and linen, working at the business of her hands. |
| Proverbs 31:14 | She hath been as ships of the merchant, From afar she bringeth in her bread. | She is like the trading-ships, getting food from far away. |
| Proverbs 31:15 | Yea, she riseth while yet night, And giveth food to her household, And a portion to her damsels. | She gets up while it is still night, and gives meat to her family, and their food to her servant-girls. |
| Proverbs 31:16 | She hath considered a field, and taketh it, From the fruit of her hands she hath planted a vineyard. | After looking at a field with care, she gets it for a price, planting a vine-garden with the profit of her work. |
| Proverbs 31:17 | She hath girded with might her loins, And doth strengthen her arms. | She puts a band of strength round her, and makes her arms strong. |
| Proverbs 31:18 | She hath perceived when her merchandise [is] good, Her lamp is not extinguished in the night. | She sees that her marketing is of profit to her: her light does not go out by night. |
| Proverbs 31:19 | Her hands she hath sent forth on a spindle, And her hands have held a distaff. | She puts her hands to the cloth-working rod, and her fingers take the wheel. |
| Proverbs 31:20 | Her hand she hath spread forth to the poor, Yea, her hands she sent forth to the needy. | Her hands are stretched out to the poor; yes, she is open-handed to those who are in need. |
| Proverbs 31:21 | She is not afraid of her household from snow, For all her household are clothed [with] scarlet. | She has no fear of the snow for her family, for all those in her house are clothed in red. |
| Proverbs 31:22 | Ornamental coverings she hath made for herself, Silk and purple [are] her clothing. | She makes for herself cushions of needlework; her clothing is fair linen and purple. |
| Proverbs 31:23 | Known in the gates is her husband, In his sitting with elders of the land. | Her husband is a man of note in the public place, when he takes his seat among the responsible men of the land. |
| Proverbs 31:24 | Linen garments she hath made, and selleth, And a girdle she hath given to the merchant. | She makes linen robes and gets a price for them, and traders take her cloth bands for a price. |
| Proverbs 31:25 | Strength and honour [are] her clothing, And she rejoiceth at a latter day. | Strength and self-respect are her clothing; she is facing the future with a smile. |
| Proverbs 31:26 | Her mouth she hath opened in wisdom, And the law of kindness [is] on her tongue. | Her mouth is open to give out wisdom, and the law of mercy is on her tongue. |
| Proverbs 31:27 | She [is] watching the ways of her household, And bread of sloth she eateth not. | She gives attention to the ways of her family, she does not take her food without working for it. |
| Proverbs 31:28 | Her sons have risen up, and pronounce her happy, Her husband, and he praiseth her, | Her children get up and give her honour, and her husband gives her praise, saying, |
| Proverbs 31:29 | `Many [are] the daughters who have done worthily, Thou hast gone up above them all.` | Unnumbered women have done well, but you are better than all of them. |
| Proverbs 31:30 | The grace [is] false, and the beauty [is] vain, A woman fearing Jehovah, she may boast herself. | Fair looks are a deceit, and a beautiful form is of no value; but a woman who has the fear of the Lord is to be praised. |
| Proverbs 31:31 | Give ye to her of the fruit of her hands, And her works do praise her in the gates! | Give her credit for what her hands have made: let her be praised by her works in the public place. |
| | The Young's Literal Translation Online Bible (YLT) | The Basic English Online Bible (BAS) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
