¹⁴ House and wealth `are' the inheritance of fathers, And from Jehovah `is' an understanding wife.

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.

¹ `Then shall the reign of the heavens be likened to ten virgins, who, having taken their lamps, went forth to meet the bridegroom;

² and five of them were prudent, and five foolish;

³ they who were foolish having taken their lamps, did not take with themselves oil;

⁴ and the prudent took oil in their vessels, with their lamps.

⁵ `And the bridegroom tarrying, they all nodded and were sleeping,

⁶ and in the middle of the night a cry was made, Lo, the bridegroom doth come; go ye forth to meet him.

⁷ `Then rose all those virgins, and trimmed their lamps,

⁸ and the foolish said to the prudent, Give us of your oil, because our lamps are going out;

⁹ and the prudent answered, saying -- Lest there may not be sufficient for us and you, go ye rather unto those selling, and buy for yourselves.

¹⁰ `And while they are going away to buy, the bridegroom came, and those ready went in with him to the marriage-feasts, and the door was shut;

¹¹ and afterwards come also do the rest of the virgins, saying, Sir, sir, open to us;

¹² and he answering said, Verily I say to you, I have not known you.

¹³ `Watch therefore, for ye have not known the day nor the hour in which the Son of Man doth come.

¹⁴ `For -- as a man going abroad did call his own servants, and did deliver to them his substance,

¹⁶ A gracious woman retaineth honour, And terrible `men' retain riches.

³⁰ The grace `is' false, and the beauty `is' vain, A woman fearing Jehovah, she may boast herself.

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

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

³³ The fear of Jehovah `is' the instruction of wisdom, And before honour `is' humility!

⁵ and if any of you do lack wisdom, let him ask from God, who is giving to all liberally, and not reproaching, and it shall be given to him;

¹⁰ The commencement of wisdom `is' the fear of Jehovah, And a knowledge of the Holy Ones `is' understanding.

¹¹ Seek ye Jehovah and His strength, Seek His face continually.

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;

⁴ A virtuous woman `is' a crown to her husband, And as rottenness in his bones `is' one causing shame.

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

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

²⁹ `Many `are' the daughters who have done worthily, Thou hast gone up above them all.'

³⁰ The grace `is' false, and the beauty `is' vain, A woman fearing Jehovah, she may boast herself.