²⁷ She gives attention to the ways of her family, she does not take her food without working for it.

¹ Wisdom is building her house, but the foolish woman is pulling it down with her hands.

¹⁰ And if witness is given of her good works; if she has had the care of children, if she has been kind to travellers, washing the feet of the saints, helping those who are in trouble, giving herself to good works.

⁴ Training the younger women to have love for their husbands and children,

¹¹ And that you may take pride in being quiet and doing your business, working with your hands as we gave you orders;

⁶ Now we give you orders, brothers, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, to keep away from all those whose behaviour is not well ordered and in harmony with the teaching which they had from us.