| 1 דִּבְרֵי לְמוּאֵל מֶלֶךְמַשָּׂא אֲֽשֶׁר־יִסְּרַתּוּ אִמּֽוֹ׃ | 1 The sayings of Lemuel king of Massa, taught him by his mother: |
| 2 מַה־בְּרִי וּמַֽה־בַּר־בִּטְנִיוּמֶה בַּר־נְדָרָֽי׃ | 2 What, my son! What, son of my womb! What, son of my vows! |
| 3 אַל־תִּתֵּן לַנָּשִׁים חֵילֶךָוּדְרָכֶיךָ לַֽמְחוֹת מְלָכִֽין׃ | 3 Do not expend your energy on women nor your wealth on those who ruin kings. |
| 4 אַל לַֽמְלָכִים ׀ לְֽמוֹאֵלאַל לַֽמְלָכִים שְׁתוֹ־יָיִןוּלְרוֹזְנִים או אֵי שֵׁכָֽר׃ | 4 Not for kings, O Lemuel, not for kings the drinking of wine, not for princes the love of liquor, |
| 5 פֶּן־יִשְׁתֶּה וְיִשְׁכַּח מְחֻקָּקוִישַׁנֶּה דִּין כׇּל־בְּנֵי־עֹֽנִי׃ | 5 for fear that in liquor they forget what they have decreed and pervert the course of justice against allthe poor. |
| 6 תְּנוּ־שֵׁכָר לְאוֹבֵדוְיַיִן לְמָרֵי נָֽפֶשׁ׃ | 6 Procure strong drink for someone about to die, wine for him whose heart is heavy: |
| 7 יִשְׁתֶּה וְיִשְׁכַּח רִישׁוֹוַעֲמָלוֹ לֹא יִזְכׇּר־עֽוֹד׃ | 7 let him drink and forget his misfortune, and remember his misery no more. |
| 8 פְּתַח־פִּיךָ לְאִלֵּםאֶל־דִּין כׇּל־בְּנֵי חֲלֽוֹף׃ | 8 Make your views heard, on behalf of the dumb, on behalf of al the unwanted; |
| 9 פְּתַח־פִּיךָ שְׁפׇט־צֶדֶקוְדִין עָנִי וְאֶבְיֽוֹן׃ | 9 make your views heard, pronounce an upright verdict, defend the cause of the poor and the wretched. |
| 10 אֵֽשֶׁת־חַיִל מִי יִמְצָאוְרָחֹק מִפְּנִינִים מִכְרָֽהּ׃ | 10 The truly capable woman -- who can find her? She is far beyond the price of pearls. |
| 11 בָּטַח בָּהּ לֵב בַּעְלָהּוְשָׁלָל לֹא יֶחְסָֽר׃ | 11 Her husband's heart has confidence in her, from her he wil derive no little profit. |
| 12 גְּמָלַתְהוּ טוֹב וְלֹא־רָעכֹּל יְמֵי חַיֶּֽיהָ׃ | 12 Advantage and not hurt she brings him al the days of her life. |
| 13 דָּרְשָׁה צֶמֶר וּפִשְׁתִּיםוַתַּעַשׂ בְּחֵפֶץ כַּפֶּֽיהָ׃ | 13 She selects wool and flax, she does her work with eager hands. |
| 14 הָיְתָה כׇּאֳנִיּוֹת סוֹחֵרמִמֶּרְחָק תָּבִיא לַחְמָֽהּ׃ | 14 She is like those merchant vessels, bringing her food from far away. |
| 15 וַתָּקׇם ׀ בְּעוֹד לַיְלָהוַתִּתֵּן טֶרֶף לְבֵיתָהּוְחֹק לְנַעֲרֹתֶֽיהָ׃ | 15 She gets up while it is stil dark giving her household their food, giving orders to her serving girls. |
| 16 זָֽמְמָה שָׂדֶה וַתִּקָּחֵהוּמִפְּרִי כַפֶּיהָ נטע נָטְעָה כָּֽרֶם׃ | 16 She sets her mind on a field, then she buys it; with what her hands have earned she plants avineyard. |
| 17 חָֽגְרָה בְעוֹז מׇתְנֶיהָוַתְּאַמֵּץ זְרוֹעֹתֶֽיהָ׃ | 17 She puts her back into her work and shows how strong her arms can be. |
| 18 טָעֲמָה כִּי־טוֹב סַחְרָהּלֹא־יִכְבֶּה בליל בַלַּיְלָה נֵרָֽהּ׃ | 18 She knows that her affairs are going wel ; her lamp does not go out at night. |
| 19 יָדֶיהָ שִׁלְּחָה בַכִּישׁוֹרוְכַפֶּיהָ תָּמְכוּ פָֽלֶךְ׃ | 19 She sets her hands to the distaff, her fingers grasp the spindle. |
| 20 כַּפָּהּ פָּֽרְשָׂה לֶעָנִיוְיָדֶיהָ שִׁלְּחָה לָאֶבְיֽוֹן׃ | 20 She holds out her hands to the poor, she opens her arms to the needy. |
| 21 לֹא־תִירָא לְבֵיתָהּ מִשָּׁלֶגכִּי כׇל־בֵּיתָהּ לָבֻשׁ שָׁנִֽים׃ | 21 Snow may come, she has no fears for her household, with al her servants warmly clothed. |
| 22 מַרְבַדִּים עָֽשְׂתָה־לָּהּשֵׁשׁ וְאַרְגָּמָן לְבוּשָֽׁהּ׃ | 22 She makes her own quilts, she is dressed in fine linen and purple. |
| 23 נוֹדָע בַּשְּׁעָרִים בַּעְלָהּבְּשִׁבְתּוֹ עִם־זִקְנֵי־אָֽרֶץ׃ | 23 Her husband is respected at the city gates, taking his seat among the elders of the land. |
| 24 סָדִין עָשְׂתָה וַתִּמְכֹּרוַחֲגוֹר נָתְנָה לַֽכְּנַעֲנִֽי׃ | 24 She weaves materials and sel s them, she supplies the merchant with sashes. |
| 25 עֹז־וְהָדָר לְבוּשָׁהּוַתִּשְׂחַק לְיוֹם אַחֲרֽוֹן׃ | 25 She is clothed in strength and dignity, she can laugh at the day to come. |
| 26 פִּיהָ פָּתְחָה בְחׇכְמָהוְתוֹרַת חֶסֶד עַל־לְשׁוֹנָֽהּ׃ | 26 When she opens her mouth, she does so wisely; on her tongue is kindly instruction. |
| 27 צוֹפִיָּה הילכת הֲלִיכוֹת בֵּיתָהּוְלֶחֶם עַצְלוּת לֹא תֹאכֵֽל׃ | 27 She keeps good watch on the conduct of her household, no bread of idleness for her. |
| 28 קָמוּ בָנֶיהָ וַֽיְאַשְּׁרוּהָבַּעְלָהּ וַֽיְהַלְלָֽהּ׃ | 28 Her children stand up and proclaim her blessed, her husband, too, sings her praises: |
| 29 רַבּוֹת בָּנוֹת עָשׂוּ חָיִלוְאַתְּ עָלִית עַל־כֻּלָּֽנָה׃ | 29 'Many women have done admirable things, but you surpass them all!' |
| 30 שֶׁקֶר הַחֵן וְהֶבֶל הַיֹּפִיאִשָּׁה יִרְאַת־יְהֹוָה הִיא תִתְהַלָּֽל׃ | 30 Charm is deceitful, and beauty empty; the woman who fears Yahweh is the one to praise. |
| 31 תְּנוּ־לָהּ מִפְּרִי יָדֶיהָוִיהַלְלוּהָ בַשְּׁעָרִים מַֽעֲשֶֽׂיהָ׃ | 31 Give her a share in what her hands have worked for, and let her works tel her praises at the citygates. |
