<vn='1'>The <sn="1697">words</s> of <sn="4428">king</s><sn="3927">Lemuel</s>, the <sn="4853">prophecy</s><sn="834">that</s> his <sn="517">mother</s><sn="3256">taught</s> him. </v>
<vn='2'><sn="4100">What</s>, my <sn="1248">son</s>? and <sn="4100">what</s>, the <sn="1248">son</s> of my <sn="990">womb</s>? and <sn="4100">what</s>, the <sn="1248">son</s> of my <sn="5088">vows</s>? </v>
<vn='3'><sn="5414">Give</s><sn="408">not</s> thy <sn="2428">strength</s> unto <sn="802">women</s>, nor thy <sn="1870">ways</s> to that which <sn="4229">destroyeth</s><sn="4428">kings</s>. </v>
<vn='4'> It is <sn="408">not</s> for <sn="4428">kings</s>, O <sn="3927">Lemuel</s>, it is <sn="408">not</s> for <sn="4428">kings</s> to <sn="8354">drink</s><sn="3196">wine</s>; <sn="176">nor</s> for <sn="7336">princes</s> strong <sn="7941">drink</s>: </v>
<vn='5'><sn="6435">Lest</s> they <sn="8354">drink</s>, and <sn="7911">forget</s> the <sn="2710">law</s>, and <sn="8138">pervert</s> the <sn="1779">judgment</s> of <sn="3605">any</s> of the <sn="1121 6040">afflicted</s>. </v>
<vn='6'><sn="5414">Give</s> strong <sn="7941">drink</s> unto him that is ready to <sn="6">perish</s>, and <sn="3196">wine</s> unto those that be of <sn="4751">heavy</s><sn="5315">hearts</s>. </v>
<vn='7'>Let him <sn="8354">drink</s>, and <sn="7911">forget</s> his <sn="7389">poverty</s>, and <sn="2142">remember</s> his <sn="5999">misery</s><sn="3808">no</s><sn="5750">more</s>. </v>
<vn='8'><sn="6605">Open</s> thy <sn="6310">mouth</s> for the <sn="483">dumb</s><sn="413">in</s> the <sn="1779">cause</s> of <sn="3605">all</s> such as are <sn="1121">appointed</s> to <sn="2475">destruction</s>. </v>
<vn='9'><sn="6605">Open</s> thy <sn="6310">mouth</s>, <sn="8199">judge</s><sn="6664">righteously</s>, and plead the <sn="1777">cause</s> of the <sn="6041">poor</s> and <sn="34">needy</s>. </v>
<vn='10'><sn="4310">Who</s> can <sn="4672">find</s> a <sn="2428">virtuous</s><sn="802">woman</s>? for her <sn="4377">price</s> is <sn="7350">far</s> above <sn="4480 6443">rubies</s>. </v>
<vn='11'>The <sn="3820">heart</s> of her <sn="1167">husband</s> doth safely <sn="982">trust</s> in her, so that he shall have <sn="3808">no</s><sn="2637">need</s> of <sn="7998">spoil</s>. </v>
<vn='12'>She will <sn="1580">do</s> him <sn="2896">good</s> and <sn="3808">not</s><sn="7451">evil</s><sn="3605">all</s> the <sn="3117">days</s> of her <sn="2416">life</s>. </v>
<vn='13'>She <sn="1875">seeketh</s><sn="6785">wool</s>, and <sn="6593">flax</s>, and <sn="6213">worketh</s><sn="2656">willingly</s> with her <sn="3709">hands</s>. </v>
<vn='14'>She <sn="1961">is</s> like the <sn="5503">merchants</s> ' <sn="591">ships</s>; she <sn="935">bringeth</s> her <sn="3899">food</s> from <sn="4480 4801">afar</s>. </v>
<vn='15'>She <sn="6965">riseth</s> also while it is <sn="5750">yet</s><sn="3915">night</s>, and <sn="5414">giveth</s><sn="2964">meat</s> to her <sn="1004">household</s>, and a <sn="2706">portion</s> to her <sn="5291">maidens</s>. </v>
<vn='16'>She <sn="2161">considereth</s> a <sn="7704">field</s>, and <sn="3947">buyeth</s> it: with the <sn="4480 6529">fruit</s> of her <sn="3709">hands</s> she <sn="5193">planteth</s> a <sn="3754">vineyard</s>. </v>
<vn='17'>She <sn="2296">girdeth</s> her <sn="4975">loins</s> with <sn="5797">strength</s>, and <sn="553">strengtheneth</s> her <sn="2220">arms</s>. </v>
<vn='18'>She <sn="2938">perceiveth</s><sn="3588">that</s> her <sn="5504">merchandise</s> is <sn="2896">good</s>: her <sn="5216">candle</s> goeth not <sn="3808 3518">out</s> by <sn="3915">night</s>. </v>
<vn='19'>She <sn="7971">layeth</s> her <sn="3027">hands</s> to the <sn="3601">spindle</s>, and her <sn="3709">hands</s><sn="8551">hold</s> the <sn="6418">distaff</s>. </v>
<vn='20'>She stretcheth <sn="6566">out</s> her <sn="3709">hand</s> to the <sn="6041">poor</s>; yea, she reacheth <sn="7971">forth</s> her <sn="3027">hands</s> to the <sn="34">needy</s>. </v>
<vn='21'>She is <sn="3808">not</s><sn="3372">afraid</s> of the <sn="4480 7950">snow</s> for her <sn="1004">household</s>: <sn="3588">for</s><sn="3605">all</s> her <sn="1004">household</s> are <sn="3847">clothed</s> with <sn="8144">scarlet</s>. </v>
<vn='22'>She <sn="6213">maketh</s> herself coverings of <sn="4765">tapestry</s>; her <sn="3830">clothing</s> is <sn="8336">silk</s> and <sn="713">purple</s>. </v>
<vn='23'>Her <sn="1167">husband</s> is <sn="3045">known</s> in the <sn="8179">gates</s>, when he <sn="3427">sitteth</s><sn="5973">among</s> the <sn="2205">elders</s> of the <sn="776">land</s>. </v>
<vn='24'>She <sn="6213">maketh</s> fine <sn="5466">linen</s>, and <sn="4376">selleth</s> it; and <sn="5414">delivereth</s><sn="2289">girdles</s> unto the <sn="3669">merchant</s>. </v>
<vn='25'><sn="5797">Strength</s> and <sn="1926">honor</s> are her <sn="3830">clothing</s>; and she shall <sn="7832">rejoice</s> in <sn="3117">time</s> to <sn="314">come</s>. </v>
<vn='26'>She <sn="6605">openeth</s> her <sn="6310">mouth</s> with <sn="2451">wisdom</s>; and <sn="5921">in</s> her <sn="3956">tongue</s> is the <sn="8451">law</s> of <sn="2617">kindness</s>. </v>
<vn='27'>She looketh <sn="6822">well</s> to the <sn="1979">ways</s> of her <sn="1004">household</s>, and <sn="398">eateth</s><sn="3808">not</s> the <sn="3899">bread</s> of <sn="6104">idleness</s>. </v>
<vn='28'>Her <sn="1121">children</s> arise <sn="6965">up</s>, and call her <sn="833">blessed</s>; her <sn="1167">husband</s> also, and he <sn="1984">praiseth</s> her. </v>
<vn='29'><sn="7227">Many</s><sn="1323">daughters</s> have <sn="6213">done</s><sn="2428">virtuously</s>, but <sn="859">thou</s><sn="5927 5921">excellest</s> them <sn="3605">all</s>. </v>
<vn='30'><sn="2580">Favor</s> is <sn="8267">deceitful</s>, and <sn="3308">beauty</s> is <sn="1892">vain</s>: but a <sn="802">woman</s> that <sn="3373">feareth</s> the <sn="3068">LORD</s>, <sn="1931">she</s> shall be <sn="1984">praised</s>. </v>
<vn='31'><sn="5414">Give</s> her of the <sn="4480 6529">fruit</s> of her <sn="3027">hands</s>; and let her own <sn="4639">works</s><sn="1984">praise</s> her in the <sn="8179">gates</s>. </v>