Proverbi 31

NOVA VULGATA	DOUAI-RHEIMS
1 Verba Lamuelis regis Massa, quae erudivit eum mater eius.	1 The words of king Lamuel. The vision wherewith his mother instructed him.
2 Quid, fili mi? Quid, fili uteri mei? Quid, fili votorum meorum?	2 What, O my beloved, what, O the beloved of my womb, what, O the beloved of my vows?
3 Ne dederis mulieribus substantiam tuam et vias tuas illis, quae delent reges.	3 Give not thy substance to women, and thy riches to destroy kings.
4 Non decet reges, o Lamuel, non decet reges bibere vinum, nec magistratus desiderare siceram,	4 Give not to kings, O Lamuel, give not wine to kings: because there is no secret where drunkenness reigneth:
5 ne forte bibant et obliviscantur iudiciorum et mutent causam omnium filiorum pauperis.	5 And lest they drink and forget judgments, and pervert the cause of the children of the poor.
6 Date siceram pereunti et vinum his, qui amaro sunt animo:	6 Give strong drink to them that are sad: and wine to them that are grieved in mind:
7 bibat et obliviscatur egestatis suae et doloris sui non recordetur amplius.	7 Let them drink, and forget their want, and remember their sorrow no more.
8 Aperi os tuum pro muto et causis omnium filiorum, qui pereunt;	8 Open thy mouth for the dumb, and for the causes of all the children that pass.
9 aperi os tuum, decerne, quod iustum est, et iudica inopem et pauperem.	9 Open thy mouth, decree that which is just, and do justice to the needy and poor.
10 ALEPH. Mulierem fortem quis inveniet? Longe super gemmas pretium eius.	10 Who shall find a valiant woman? far and from the uttermost coasts is the price of her.
11 BETH. Confidit in ea cor viri sui et spoliis non indigebit.	11 The heart of her husband trusteth in her, and he shall have no need of spoils.
12 GHIMEL. Reddet ei bonum et non malum omnibus diebus vitae suae.	12 She will render him good, and not evil, all the days of her life.
13 DALETH. Quaesivit lanam et linum et operata est delectatione manuum suarum.	13 She hath sought wool and flax, and hath wrought by the counsel of her hands.
14 HE. Facta est quasi navis institoris de longe portans panem suum.	14 She is like the merchant's ship, she bringeth her bread from afar.
15 VAU. Et de nocte surrexit deditque praedam domesticis suis et cibaria ancillis suis.	15 And she hath risen in the night, and given a prey to her household, and victuals to her maidens.
16 ZAIN. Consideravit agrum et emit eum; de fructu manuum suarum plantavit vineam.	16 She hath considered a field, and bought it: with the fruit of her hands she hath planted a vineyard.
17 HETH. Accinxit fortitudine lumbos suos et roboravit brachium suum.	17 She hath girded her loins with strength, and hath strengthened her arm.
18 TETH. Gustavit et vidit quia bona est negotiatio eius; non exstinguetur in nocte lucerna eius.	18 She hath tasted and seen that her traffic is good: her lamp shall not be put out in the night.
19 IOD. Manum suam misit ad colos, et digiti eius apprehenderunt fusum.	19 She hath put out her hand to strong things, and her fingers have taken hold of the spindle.
20 CAPH. Palmas suas aperuit inopi et manum suam extendit ad pauperem.	20 She hath opened her hand to the needy, and stretched out her hands to the poor.
21 LAMED. Non timebit domui suae a frigoribus nivis: omnes enim domestici eius vestiti sunt duplicibus.	21 She shall not fear for her house in the cold of snow: for dl her domestics are clothed with double garments.
22 MEM. Stragulatam vestem fecit sibi; byssus et purpura indumentum eius.	22 She hath made for herself clothing of tapestry: fine linen, and purple is her covering.
23 NUN. Nobilis in portis vir eius, quando sederit cum senatoribus terrae.	23 Her husband is honourable in the gates, when he sitteth among the senators of the land.
24 SAMECH. Sindonem fecit et vendidit et cingulum tradidit Chananaeo.	24 She made fine linen, and sold it, end delivered a girdle to the Chanaanite.
25 Ain. Fortitudo et decor indumentum eius, et ridebit in die novissimo.	25 Strength and beauty are her clothing, and she shall laugh in the latter day.
26 PHE. Os suum aperuit sapientiae, et lex clementiae in lingua eius.	26 She hath opened her mouth to wisdom, and the law of clemency is on her tongue.
27 SADE. Consideravit semitas domus suae et panem otiosa non comedit.	27 She hath looked well to the paths of her house, and hath not eaten her bread idle.
28 COPH. Surrexerunt filii eius et beatissimam praedicaverunt, vir eius et laudavit eam:	28 Her children rose up, and called her blessed: her husband, and he praised her.
29 RES. “ Multae filiae fortiter operatae sunt, tu supergressa es universas ”.	29 Many daughters have gathered together riches: thou hast surpassed them all.
30 SIN. Fallax gratia et vana est pulchritudo; mulier timens Dominum ipsa laudabitur.	30 Favour is deceitful, and beauty is vain: the woman that feareth the Lord, she shall be praised.
31 TAU. Date ei de fructu manuum suarum, et laudent eam in portis opera eius.	31 Give her of the fruit of her hands: and let her works praise her in the gates.