Proverbs 31

The words of king Lamuel. The vision wherewith his mother instructed him.

Verba Lamuelis regis. Visio qua erudivit eum mater sua.

οἱ ἐμοὶ λόγοι εἴρηνται ὑπὸ θεοῦ βασιλέως χρηματισμός ὃν ἐπαίδευσεν ἡ μήτηρ αὐτοῦ

What, O my beloved, what, O the beloved of my womb, what, O the beloved of my vows?

Quid, dilecte mi? quid, dilecte uteri mei? quid, dilecte votorum meorum?

τί τέκνον τηρήσεις τί ῥήσεις θεοῦ πρωτογενές σοὶ λέγω υἱέ τί τέκνον ἐμῆς κοιλίας τί τέκνον ἐμῶν εὐχῶν

Give not thy substance to women, and thy riches to destroy kings.

Ne dederis mulieribus substantiam tuam, et divitias tuas ad delendos reges.

μὴ δῷς γυναιξὶ σὸν πλοῦτον καὶ τὸν σὸν νοῦν καὶ βίον εἰς ὑστεροβουλίαν

Give not to kings, O Lamuel, give not wine to kings: because there is no secret where drunkenness reigneth:

Noli regibus, o Lamuel, noli regibus dare vinum, quia nullum secretum est ubi regnat ebrietas;

μετὰ βουλῆς πάντα ποίει μετὰ βουλῆς οἰνοπότει οἱ δυνάσται θυμώδεις εἰσίν οἶνον δὲ μὴ πινέτωσαν

And lest they drink and forget judgments, and pervert the cause of the children of the poor.

et ne forte bibant, et obliviscantur judiciorum, et mutent causam filiorum pauperis.

ἵνα μὴ πιόντες ἐπιλάθωνται τῆς σοφίας καὶ ὀρθὰ κρῖναι οὐ μὴ δύνωνται τοὺς ἀσθενεῖς

Give strong drink to them that are sad; and wine to them that are grieved in mind:

Date siceram mœrentibus, et vinum his qui amaro sunt animo.

δίδοτε μέθην τοῖς ἐν λύπαις καὶ οἶνον πίνειν τοῖς ἐν ὀδύναις

Let them drink, and forget their want, and remember their sorrow no more.

Bibant, et obliviscantur egestatis suæ, et doloris sui non recordentur amplius.

ἵνα ἐπιλάθωνται τῆς πενίας καὶ τῶν πόνων μὴ μνησθῶσιν ἔτι

Open thy mouth for the dumb, and for the causes of all the children that pass.

Aperi os tuum muto, et causis omnium filiorum qui pertranseunt.

ἄνοιγε σὸν στόμα λόγῳ θεοῦ καὶ κρῖνε πάντας ὑγιῶς

Open thy mouth, decree that which is just, and do justice to the needy and poor.

Aperi os tuum, decerne quod justum est, et judica inopem et pauperem.

ἄνοιγε σὸν στόμα καὶ κρῖνε δικαίως διάκρινε δὲ πένητα καὶ ἀσθενῆ

Who shall find a valiant woman? far, and from the uttermost coasts is the price of her.

Mulierem fortem quis inveniet? procul et de ultimis finibus pretium ejus.

γυναῖκα ἀνδρείαν τίς εὑρήσει τιμιωτέρα δέ ἐστιν λίθων πολυτελῶν ἡ τοιαύτη

The heart of her husband trusteth in her, and he shall have no need of spoils.

Confidit in ea cor viri sui, et spoliis non indigebit.

θαρσεῖ ἐπ' αὐτῇ ἡ καρδία τοῦ ἀνδρὸς αὐτῆς ἡ τοιαύτη καλῶν σκύλων οὐκ ἀπορήσει

She will render him good, and not evil all the days of her life.

Reddet ei bonum, et non malum, omnibus diebus vitæ suæ.

ἐνεργεῖ γὰρ τῷ ἀνδρὶ ἀγαθὰ πάντα τὸν βίον

She hath sought wool and flax, and hath wrought by the counsel of her hands.

Quæsivit lanam et linum, et operata est consilia manuum suarum.

μηρυομένη ἔρια καὶ λίνον ἐποίησεν εὔχρηστον ταῖς χερσὶν αὐτῆς

She is like the merchant's ship, she bringeth her bread from afar.

Facta est quasi navis institoris, de longe portans panem suum.

ἐγένετο ὡσεὶ ναῦς ἐμπορευομένη μακρόθεν συνάγει δὲ αὕτη τὸν βίον

And she hath risen in the night, and given a prey to her household, and victuals to her maidens.

Et de nocte surrexit, deditque prædam domesticis suis, et cibaria ancillis suis.

καὶ ἀνίσταται ἐκ νυκτῶν καὶ ἔδωκεν βρώματα τῷ οἴκῳ καὶ ἔργα ταῖς θεραπαίναις

She hath considered a field, and bought it: with the fruit of her hands she hath planted a vineyard.

Consideravit agrum, et emit eum; de fructu manuum suarum plantavit vineam.

θεωρήσασα γεώργιον ἐπρίατο ἀπὸ δὲ καρπῶν χειρῶν αὐτῆς κατεφύτευσεν κτῆμα

She hath girded her loins with strength, and hath strengthened her arm.

Accinxit fortitudine lumbos suos, et roboravit brachium suum.

ἀναζωσαμένη ἰσχυρῶς τὴν ὀσφὺν αὐτῆς ἤρεισεν τοὺς βραχίονας αὐτῆς εἰς ἔργον

She hath tasted, and seen that her traffic is good: her lamp shall not be put out in the night.

Gustavit, et vidit quia bona est negotiatio ejus; non extinguetur in nocte lucerna ejus.

ἐγεύσατο ὅτι καλόν ἐστιν τὸ ἐργάζεσθαι καὶ οὐκ ἀποσβέννυται ὅλην τὴν νύκτα ὁ λύχνος αὐτῆς

She hath put out her hand to strong things, and her fingers have taken hold of the spindle.

Manum suam misit ad fortia, et digiti ejus apprehenderunt fusum.

τοὺς πήχεις αὐτῆς ἐκτείνει ἐπὶ τὰ συμφέροντα τὰς δὲ χεῖρας αὐτῆς ἐρείδει εἰς ἄτρακτον

She hath opened her hand to the needy, and stretched out her hands to the poor.

Manum suam aperuit inopi, et palmas suas extendit ad pauperem.

χεῖρας δὲ αὐτῆς διήνοιξεν πένητι καρπὸν δὲ ἐξέτεινεν πτωχῷ

She shall not fear for her house in the cold of snow: for all her domestics are clothed with double garments.

Non timebit domui suæ a frigoribus nivis; omnes enim domestici ejus vestiti sunt duplicibus.

οὐ φροντίζει τῶν ἐν οἴκῳ ὁ ἀνὴρ αὐτῆς ὅταν που χρονίζῃ πάντες γὰρ οἱ παρ' αὐτῆς ἐνδιδύσκονται

She hath made for herself clothing of tapestry: fine linen, and purple, is her covering.

Stragulatam vestem fecit sibi; byssus et purpura indumentum ejus.

δισσὰς χλαίνας ἐποίησεν τῷ ἀνδρὶ αὐτῆς ἐκ δὲ βύσσου καὶ πορφύρας ἑαυτῇ ἐνδύματα

Her husband is honourable in the gates, when he sitteth among the senators of the land.

Nobilis in portis vir ejus, quando sederit cum senatoribus terræ.

περίβλεπτος δὲ γίνεται ἐν πύλαις ὁ ἀνὴρ αὐτῆς ἡνίκα ἂν καθίσῃ ἐν συνεδρίῳ μετὰ τῶν γερόντων κατοίκων τῆς γῆς

She made fine linen, and sold it, and delivered a girdle to the Chanaanite.

Sindonem fecit, et vendidit, et cingulum tradidit Chananæo.

σινδόνας ἐποίησεν καὶ ἀπέδοτο περιζώματα δὲ τοῖς Χαναναίοις

Strength and beauty are her clothing, and she shall laugh in the latter day.

Fortitudo et decor indumentum ejus, et ridebit in die novissimo.

στόμα αὐτῆς διήνοιξεν προσεχόντως καὶ ἐννόμως καὶ τάξιν ἐστείλατο τῇ γλώσσῃ αὐτῆς

She hath opened her mouth to wisdom, and the law of clemency is on her tongue.

Os suum aperuit sapientiæ, et lex clementiæ in lingua ejus.

ἰσχὺν καὶ εὐπρέπειαν ἐνεδύσατο καὶ εὐφράνθη ἐν ἡμέραις ἐσχάταις

She hath looked well on the paths of her house, and hath not eaten her bread idle.

Consideravit semitas domus suæ, et panem otiosa non comedit.

στεγναὶ διατριβαὶ οἴκων αὐτῆς σῖτα δὲ ὀκνηρὰ οὐκ ἔφαγεν

Her children rose up, and called her blessed: her husband, and he praised her.

Surrexerunt filii ejus, et beatissimam prædicaverunt; vir ejus, et laudavit eam.

τὸ στόμα δὲ ἀνοίγει σοφῶς καὶ νομοθέσμως ἡ δὲ ἐλεημοσύνη αὐτῆς ἀνέστησεν τὰ τέκνα αὐτῆς καὶ ἐπλούτησαν καὶ ὁ ἀνὴρ αὐτῆς ᾔνεσεν αὐτήν

Many daughters have gathered together riches: thou hast surpassed them all.

Multæ filiæ congregaverunt divitias; tu supergressa es universas.

πολλαὶ θυγατέρες ἐκτήσαντο πλοῦτον πολλαὶ ἐποίησαν δυνατά σὺ δὲ ὑπέρκεισαι καὶ ὑπερῆρας πάσας

Favour is deceitful, and beauty is vain: the woman that feareth the Lord, she shall be praised.

Fallax gratia, et vana est pulchritudo : mulier timens Dominum, ipsa laudabitur.

ψευδεῖς ἀρέσκειαι καὶ μάταιον κάλλος γυναικός γυνὴ γὰρ συνετὴ εὐλογεῖται φόβον δὲ κυρίου αὕτη αἰνείτω

Give her of the fruit of her hands: and let her works praise her in the gates.

Date ei de fructu manuum suarum, et laudent eam in portis opera ejus.

δότε αὐτῇ ἀπὸ καρπῶν χειρῶν αὐτῆς καὶ αἰνείσθω ἐν πύλαις ὁ ἀνὴρ αὐτῆς