A woman of excellence, who will find? For her worth [is] far more than precious jewels.

Charm [is] deceit and beauty [is] vain; [but] a woman who fears Yahweh shall be praised.

Open your mouth for the mute, for the rights of all the {needy}.

The words of Lemuel, [the] king--an oracle that his mother taught him:

She opens her mouth with wisdom, and instruction of kindness [is] upon her tongue.

Give strong drink to him who is perishing, and wine to those {in bitter distress}.

The heart of her husband trusts in her, and gain he will not lack.

Strength and dignity are her clothing, and she laughs {at the future}.

Her children rise and consider her happy, her husband [also], and he praises her;

She looks after the ways of her household, and the bread of idleness she will not eat.

[It is] not for the kings, O Lemuel; drinking wine [is] not for the kings, nor [is] strong drink for rulers.

What, my son? And what, my son in my womb? And what, son of my vows?

Give to her from the fruit of her hand, and may they praise her works in the city gates.

She seeks wool and flax, and she works with the diligence of {her hands}.

She does him good, but not harm all the days of her life.

Her palm she opens to the poor, and her hand she reaches [out] to the needy.

Her husband is known at the gates, in his seat among the elders of the land.

She considers a field and buys it, from the fruit of {her hand} she plants a vineyard.

"Many daughters have done excellence, but {you surpass} all of them."

Open your mouth, judge righteousness, and defend [the] poor and needy.

She does not fear for her house [when] it snows, for {her entire household} is clothed [in] crimson.

And she arises while [it is] still night, and gives food to her household, and tasks to her servant girls.

Do not give your strength to the women, and your ways to destroy kings.

She girds her waist in strength, and makes her arms strong.

Her hands she puts onto the distaff, and her palms hold a spindle.

She is like the ships of a merchant; from far off she brings her food;

She makes for herself coverings; her clothing [is] fine linen and purple.

Linen garments she makes and sells, and she supplies sashes for the merchants.

She perceives that her merchandise [is] good; her lamp does not go out in the night.

Or else he will drink and forget what has been decreed, and he will pervert the rights of all the {afflicted}.

He will drink and forget his poverty, and his misery he will not remember [any] more.