Proverbs 31

In Praise of a Good Wife

10 A truly good wife

is the most precious treasure

a man can find!

11 Her husband depends on her,

and she never

lets him down.

12 She is good to him

every day of her life,

13 and with her own hands

she gladly makes clothes.

14 She is like a sailing ship

that brings food

from across the sea.

15 She gets up before daylight

to prepare food for her family

and for her servants.*31.15 and … servants: Or "and to tell her servants what to do."

16 She knows how to buy land

and how to plant a vineyard,

17 and she always works hard.

18 She knows when to buy or sell,

and she stays busy

until late at night.

19 She spins her own cloth,

20 and she helps the poor

and the needy.