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

³⁰ A healed heart `is' life to the flesh, And rottenness to the bones `is' envy.

⁷ for a man, indeed, ought not to cover the head, being the image and glory of God, and a woman is the glory of a man,

¹⁶ I have heard, and my belly trembleth, At the noise have my lips quivered, Rottenness doth come into my bones, And in my place I do tremble, That I rest for a day of distress, At the coming up of the people, he overcometh it.

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.

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.

²² Ornamental coverings she hath made for herself, Silk and purple `are' her clothing.

²³ Known in the gates is her husband, In his sitting with elders of the land.

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.

¹⁵ A continual dropping in a day of rain, And a woman of contentions are alike,

¹⁶ Whoso is hiding her hath hidden the wind, And the ointment of his right hand calleth out.

¹⁹ Better to dwell in a wilderness land, Than `with' a woman of contentions and anger.

⁹ Better to sit on a corner of the roof, Than `with' a woman of contentions and a house of company.

¹³ A calamity to his father `is' a foolish son, And the contentions of a wife `are' a continual dropping.

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

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

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