¹Verba Lamuelis regis.The words of king Lamuel.Visio qua erudivit eum mater sua.The vision by which his mother instructed him:

¹Verba Lamuelis regis.The words of king Lamuel.Visio qua erudivit eum mater sua.The vision by which his mother instructed him:

²Quid,“What,dilecte mi?O my beloved?quid,What,dilecte uteri mei?O beloved of my womb?quid,What,dilecte votorum meorum?O beloved of my vows?

²Quid,“What,dilecte mi?O my beloved?quid,What,dilecte uteri mei?O beloved of my womb?quid,What,dilecte votorum meorum?O beloved of my vows?

³Ne dederis mulieribus substantiam tuam,Do not give your substance to women,et divitias tuas ad delendos reges.or your riches to overthrow kings.

³Ne dederis mulieribus substantiam tuam,Do not give your substance to women,et divitias tuas ad delendos reges.or your riches to overthrow kings.

⁴Noli regibus,Not to kings,o Lamuel,O Lamuel,noli regibus dare vinum,not to kings give wine.quia nullum secretum est ubi regnat ebrietas;For there are no secrets where drunkenness reigns.

⁴Noli regibus,Not to kings,o Lamuel,O Lamuel,noli regibus dare vinum,not to kings give wine.quia nullum secretum est ubi regnat ebrietas;For there are no secrets where drunkenness reigns.

⁵et ne forte bibant,And perhaps they may drinket obliviscantur judiciorum,and forget judgments,et mutent causam filiorum pauperis.and alter the case of the sons of the poor.

⁵et ne forte bibant,And perhaps they may drinket obliviscantur judiciorum,and forget judgments,et mutent causam filiorum pauperis.and alter the case of the sons of the poor.

⁶Date siceram mœrentibus,Give strong drink to the grieving,et vinum his qui amaro sunt animo.and wine to those who are bitter in soul.

⁶Date siceram mœrentibus,Give strong drink to the grieving,et vinum his qui amaro sunt animo.and wine to those who are bitter in soul.

⁷Bibant,Let them drink,et obliviscantur egestatis suæ,and forget their needs,et doloris sui non recordentur amplius.and remember their sorrow no more.

⁷Bibant,Let them drink,et obliviscantur egestatis suæ,and forget their needs,et doloris sui non recordentur amplius.and remember their sorrow no more.

⁸Aperi os tuum muto,Open your mouth for the muteet causis omnium filiorum qui pertranseunt.and for all the cases of the sons who are passing through.

⁸Aperi os tuum muto,Open your mouth for the muteet causis omnium filiorum qui pertranseunt.and for all the cases of the sons who are passing through.

⁹Aperi os tuum,Open your mouth,decerne quod justum est,declare what is just,et judica inopem et pauperem.and do justice to the indigent and the poor.

⁹Aperi os tuum,Open your mouth,decerne quod justum est,declare what is just,et judica inopem et pauperem.and do justice to the indigent and the poor.

¹⁰Mulierem fortem quis inveniet?Who shall find a strong woman?procul et de ultimis finibus pretium ejus.Far away, and from the furthest parts, is her price.

¹⁰Mulierem fortem quis inveniet?Who shall find a strong woman?procul et de ultimis finibus pretium ejus.Far away, and from the furthest parts, is her price.

¹¹Confidit in ea cor viri sui,The heart of her husband confides in her,et spoliis non indigebit.and he will not be deprived of spoils.

¹¹Confidit in ea cor viri sui,The heart of her husband confides in her,et spoliis non indigebit.and he will not be deprived of spoils.

¹²Reddet ei bonum,She will repay him with good,et non malum,and not evil,omnibus diebus vitæ suæ.all the days of her life.

¹²Reddet ei bonum,She will repay him with good,et non malum,and not evil,omnibus diebus vitæ suæ.all the days of her life.

¹³Quæsivit lanam et linum,She has sought wool and flax,et operata est consilia manuum suarum.and she has worked these by the counsel of her hands.

¹³Quæsivit lanam et linum,She has sought wool and flax,et operata est consilia manuum suarum.and she has worked these by the counsel of her hands.

¹⁴Facta est quasi navis institoris,She has become like a merchant’s ship,de longe portans panem suum.bringing her bread from far away.

¹⁴Facta est quasi navis institoris,She has become like a merchant’s ship,de longe portans panem suum.bringing her bread from far away.

¹⁵Et de nocte surrexit,And she has risen in the night,deditque prædam domesticis suis,and given a prey to her household,et cibaria ancillis suis.and provisions to her maids.

¹⁵Et de nocte surrexit,And she has risen in the night,deditque prædam domesticis suis,and given a prey to her household,et cibaria ancillis suis.and provisions to her maids.

¹⁶Consideravit agrum,She has considered a field and bought it.et emit eum;From the fruit of her own hands,de fructu manuum suarum plantavit vineam.she has planted a vineyard.

¹⁶Consideravit agrum,She has considered a field and bought it.et emit eum;From the fruit of her own hands,de fructu manuum suarum plantavit vineam.she has planted a vineyard.

¹⁷Accinxit fortitudine lumbos suos,She has wrapped her waist with fortitude,et roboravit brachium suum.and she has strengthened her arm.

¹⁷Accinxit fortitudine lumbos suos,She has wrapped her waist with fortitude,et roboravit brachium suum.and she has strengthened her arm.

¹⁸Gustavit,She has tastedet vidit quia bona est negotiatio ejus;and seen that her tasks are good;non extinguetur in nocte lucerna ejus.her lamp shall not be extinguished at night.

¹⁸Gustavit,She has tastedet vidit quia bona est negotiatio ejus;and seen that her tasks are good;non extinguetur in nocte lucerna ejus.her lamp shall not be extinguished at night.

¹⁹Manum suam misit ad fortia,She has put her hand to strong things,et digiti ejus apprehenderunt fusum.and her fingers have taken hold of the spindle.

¹⁹Manum suam misit ad fortia,She has put her hand to strong things,et digiti ejus apprehenderunt fusum.and her fingers have taken hold of the spindle.

²⁰Manum suam aperuit inopi,She has opened her hand to the needy,et palmas suas extendit ad pauperem.and she has extended her hands to the poor.

²⁰Manum suam aperuit inopi,She has opened her hand to the needy,et palmas suas extendit ad pauperem.and she has extended her hands to the poor.

²¹Non timebit domui suæ a frigoribus nivis;She shall not fear, in the cold of snow, for her household.omnes enim domestici ejus vestiti sunt duplicibus.For all those of her household have been clothed two-fold.

²¹Non timebit domui suæ a frigoribus nivis;She shall not fear, in the cold of snow, for her household.omnes enim domestici ejus vestiti sunt duplicibus.For all those of her household have been clothed two-fold.

²²Stragulatam vestem fecit sibi;She has made embroidered clothing for herself.byssus et purpura indumentum ejus.Fine linen and purple is her garment.

²²Stragulatam vestem fecit sibi;She has made embroidered clothing for herself.byssus et purpura indumentum ejus.Fine linen and purple is her garment.

²³Nobilis in portis vir ejus,Her husband is noble at the gates,quando sederit cum senatoribus terræ.when he sits among the senators of the land.

²³Nobilis in portis vir ejus,Her husband is noble at the gates,quando sederit cum senatoribus terræ.when he sits among the senators of the land.

²⁴Sindonem fecit,She has made finely woven clothet vendidit,and sold it,et cingulum tradidit Chananæo.and she has delivered a waistband to the Canaanite.

²⁴Sindonem fecit,She has made finely woven clothet vendidit,and sold it,et cingulum tradidit Chananæo.and she has delivered a waistband to the Canaanite.

²⁵Fortitudo et decor indumentum ejus,Strength and elegance are her clothing,et ridebit in die novissimo.and she will laugh in the final days.

²⁵Fortitudo et decor indumentum ejus,Strength and elegance are her clothing,et ridebit in die novissimo.and she will laugh in the final days.

²⁶Os suum aperuit sapientiæ,She has opened her mouth to wisdom,et lex clementiæ in lingua ejus.and the law of clemency is on her tongue.

²⁶Os suum aperuit sapientiæ,She has opened her mouth to wisdom,et lex clementiæ in lingua ejus.and the law of clemency is on her tongue.

²⁷Consideravit semitas domus suæ,She has considered the paths of her household,et panem otiosa non comedit.and she has not eaten her bread in idleness.

²⁷Consideravit semitas domus suæ,She has considered the paths of her household,et panem otiosa non comedit.and she has not eaten her bread in idleness.

²⁸Surrexerunt filii ejus,Her sons rose upet beatissimam prædicaverunt;and predicted great happiness;vir ejus,her husband rose upet laudavit eam.and praised her.

²⁸Surrexerunt filii ejus,Her sons rose upet beatissimam prædicaverunt;and predicted great happiness;vir ejus,her husband rose upet laudavit eam.and praised her.

²⁹Multæ filiæ congregaverunt divitias;Many daughters have gathered together riches;tu supergressa es universas.you have surpassed them all.

²⁹Multæ filiæ congregaverunt divitias;Many daughters have gathered together riches;tu supergressa es universas.you have surpassed them all.

³⁰Fallax gratia,Charm is false,et vana est pulchritudo:and beauty is vain.mulier timens Dominum,The woman who fears the Lord,ipsa laudabitur.the same shall be praised.

³⁰Fallax gratia,Charm is false,et vana est pulchritudo:and beauty is vain.mulier timens Dominum,The woman who fears the Lord,ipsa laudabitur.the same shall be praised.

³¹Date ei de fructu manuum suarum,Give to her from the fruit of her own hands.et laudent eam in portis opera ejus.And let her works praise her at the gates.

³¹Date ei de fructu manuum suarum,Give to her from the fruit of her own hands.et laudent eam in portis opera ejus.And let her works praise her at the gates.