¹⁰ A woman of worth who doth find? Yea, far above rubies `is' her price.

¹¹ The heart of her husband hath trusted in her, And spoil he lacketh not.

¹² She hath done him good, and not evil, All days of her life.

¹³ She hath sought wool and flax, And with delight she worketh `with' her hands.

⁷ The husbands, in like manner, dwelling with `them', according to knowledge, as to a weaker vessel -- to the wife -- imparting honour, as also being heirs together of the grace of life, that your prayers be not hindered.

²⁴ Linen garments she hath made, and selleth, And a girdle she hath given to the merchant.

²⁵ Strength and honour `are' her clothing, And she rejoiceth at a latter day.

²⁶ Her mouth she hath opened in wisdom, And the law of kindness `is' on her tongue.

²⁷ She `is' watching the ways of her household, And bread of sloth she eateth not.

²⁸ Her sons have risen up, and pronounce her happy, Her husband, and he praiseth her,

¹³ She hath sought wool and flax, And with delight she worketh `with' her hands.

¹⁴ She hath been as ships of the merchant, From afar she bringeth in her bread.

¹⁵ Yea, she riseth while yet night, And giveth food to her household, And a portion to her damsels.

¹⁶ She hath considered a field, and taketh it, From the fruit of her hands she hath planted a vineyard.

¹⁷ She hath girded with might her loins, And doth strengthen her arms.

¹⁸ She hath perceived when her merchandise `is' good, Her lamp is not extinguished in the night.

¹⁹ Her hands she hath sent forth on a spindle, And her hands have held a distaff.

²⁰ Her hand she hath spread forth to the poor, Yea, her hands she sent forth to the needy.

²¹ She is not afraid of her household from snow, For all her household are clothed `with' scarlet.

⁹ in like manner also the women, in becoming apparel, with modesty and sobriety to adorn themselves, not in braided hair, or gold, or pearls, or garments of great price,

¹¹ Women -- in like manner grave, not false accusers, vigilant, faithful in all things.

¹ In like manner, the wives, be ye subject to your own husbands, that even if certain are disobedient to the word, through the conversation of the wives, without the word, they may be won,

² having beheld your pure behaviour in fear,

³ whose adorning -- let it not be that which is outward, of plaiting of hair, and of putting around of things of gold, or of putting on of garments,

⁴ but -- the hidden man of the heart, in the incorruptible thing of the meek and quiet spirit, which is, before God, of great price,

⁵ for thus once also the holy women who did hope on God, were adorning themselves, being subject to their own husbands,

⁶ as Sarah was obedient to Abraham, calling him `sir,' of whom ye did become daughters, doing good, and not fearing any terror.

⁷ The husbands, in like manner, dwelling with `them', according to knowledge, as to a weaker vessel -- to the wife -- imparting honour, as also being heirs together of the grace of life, that your prayers be not hindered.

²² The wives! to your own husbands subject yourselves, as to the Lord,

²³ because the husband is head of the wife, as also the Christ `is' head of the assembly, and he is saviour of the body,

²⁴ but even as the assembly is subject to Christ, so also `are' the wives to their own husbands in everything.

²⁵ The husbands! love your own wives, as also the Christ did love the assembly, and did give himself for it,

¹ Every wise woman hath builded her house, And the foolish with her hands breaketh it down.

³ aged women, in like manner, in deportment as doth become sacred persons, not false accusers, to much wine not enslaved, of good things teachers,

⁴ that they may make the young women sober-minded, to be lovers of `their' husbands, lovers of `their' children,

⁵ sober, pure, keepers of `their own' houses, good, subject to their own husbands, that the word of God may not be evil spoken of.

⁶ The younger men, in like manner, be exhorting to be sober-minded;

⁸ Hear, my son, the instruction of thy father, And leave not the law of thy mother,

¹¹ but neither `is' a man apart from a woman, nor a woman apart from a man, in the Lord,

¹² for as the woman `is' of the man, so also the man `is' through the woman, and the all things `are' of God.

¹³ In your own selves judge ye; is it seemly for a woman uncovered to pray to God?