A mulher virtuosa
A mulher virtuosa de Provérbios 31 é um retrato de excelência. Seu valor excede o de rubis — ela é sábia, trabalhadora, generosa e teme ao Senhor acima de tudo.
Uma joia rara
Mulher virtuosa, quem a achará? Seu valor excede o de rubis. Ela é o coração da família e a força do lar.
Who can find a strong, capable wife? She’s worth more than jewels!
Who can find a strong, capable wife? She’s worth more than jewels!
Her husband has complete confidence in her, and with her he’ll never be poor.
She brings him good, not evil, all her life.
She gets wool and flax, and with her eager hands turns them into clothes.
Like a merchant’s ship, she brings food from far away.
She gets up while it’s still dark to make breakfast for her family, and to plan what her servant girls need to do.
She looks at a field, and decides to buy it; from the money she’s earned she buys a vineyard.
She’s keen to get ready, and works hard with her strong arms.
She knows that the things she makes are valuable. She keeps busy—her lamp burns late into the night.
She spins the thread and weaves the cloth.
She’s generous to the poor, and gives help to the needy.
A good wife is a crown for her husband, but one who brings shame is like rot in his bones.
So don’t worry, my daughter. I will do everything you ask—everyone in town knows you are a woman of good character.
Caráter acima da aparência
Enganosa é a graça e vã é a formosura, mas a mulher que teme ao Senhor será louvada. A verdadeira beleza é interior.
Charm can deceive, and beauty fades, but a woman who honors the Lord should be praised.
In the same way, women should dress sensibly, modestly, and appropriately. They should be attractive not in their hairstyle or by wearing gold or pearls or expensive clothes, but by the good things they do—as is appropriate for women who claim to follow God.
Every wise woman builds her house, but the stupid woman tears it down with her own hands.
You inherit a house and wealth from your father, but a sensible wife is a gift from the Lord.
Similarly older women ought to behave in a way that shows they live their lives for God. They shouldn’t destroy people’s reputations by what they say, and they shouldn’t be addicted to wine. They should be teachers of what’s good, teaching the young wives to love their husbands and their children. They are to be sensible and pure, working in their homes, doing good and listening to what their husbands tell them. In this way the word of God will not be spoken about badly.