25 She is clothed with strength and dignity;she can laugh at the days to come.
26 She speaks with wisdom,and faithful instruction is on her tongue.
27 She watches over the affairs of her householdand does not eat the bread of idleness.
28 Her children arise and call her blessed;her husband also, and he praises her:
29 ‘Many women do noble things,but you surpass them all.’
30 Charm is deceptive, and beauty is fleeting;but a woman who fears the Lord is to be praised.
31 Honour her for all that her hands have done,and let her works bring her praise at the city gate.Footnotes for the Book of Proverbsa 17 Or covenant of her Goda 7 Or Wisdom is supreme; therefore getb 7 Or wisdom. / Whatever else you getc 26 Or Make levela 3 Or Go and humble yourself,a 5 Septuagint; Hebrew foolish, instruct your mindsb 16 Some Hebrew manuscripts and Septuagint; other Hebrew manuscripts all righteous rulersc 22 Or way; or dominiond 22 Or The Lord possessed me at the beginning of his work; or The Lord brought me forth at the beginning of his worke 30 Or was the master worker; or was a little childa 6 Or righteous, / but the mouth of the wicked conceals violenceb 7 See Gen. 48:20.a 27 The meaning of the Hebrew for this word is uncertain.a 22 Or showb 33 Hebrew; Septuagint and Syriac discerning / but in the heart of fools she is not knowna 20 Or whoever speaks prudently finds what is goodb 21 Or words make a person persuasivec 23 Or prudent / and make their lips persuasivea 27 Or A person’s words area 1 Or whob 7 Or for as he thinks within himself, / so he is; or for as he puts on a feast, / so he isa 23 Hebrew; Septuagint smootha 3 Or A poor personb 18 Syriac (see Septuagint); Hebrew into onea 1 With a different word division of the Hebrew; Masoretic Text utterance to Ithiel, / to Ithiel and Ukal:b 31 The meaning of the Hebrew for this phrase is uncertain.