[31:10] How hard it is to find a capable wife! She is worth far more than jewels!
[31:11] Her husband puts his confidence in her, and he will never be poor.
[31:12] As long as she lives, she does him good and never harm.
[31:13] She keeps herself busy making wool and linen cloth.
[31:14] She brings home food from out-of-the-way places, as merchant ships do.
[31:15] She gets up before daylight to prepare food for her family and to tell her servant women what to do.
[31:16] She looks at land and buys it, and with money she has earned she plants a vineyard.
[31:17] She is a hard worker, strong and industrious.
[31:18] She knows the value of everything she makes, and works late into the night.
[31:19] She spins her own thread and weaves her own cloth.
[31:20] She is generous to the poor and needy.
[31:21] She doesn't worry when it snows, because her family has warm clothing.
[31:22] She makes bedspreads and wears clothes of fine purple linen.
[31:23] Her husband is well known, one of the leading citizens.
[31:24] She makes clothes and belts, and sells them to merchants.
[31:25] She is strong and respected and not afraid of the future.
[31:26] She speaks with a gentle wisdom.
[31:27] She is always busy and looks after her family's needs.
[31:28] Her children show their appreciation, and her husband praises her.
[31:29] He says, “Many women are good wives, but you are the best of them all.”
[31:30] Charm is deceptive and beauty disappears, but a woman who honors the Lord should be praised.
[31:31] Give her credit for all she does. She deserves the respect of everyone.