10 Who can find a strong, capable wife? She’s worth more than jewels!31:10. "Jewels": though often translated as "rubies," it seems that they were not known at this time. The red jewels were likely to be carnelian or red coral.
16 She looks at a field, and decides to buy it; from the money she’s earned she buys a vineyard.
18 She knows that the things she makes are valuable. She keeps busy—her lamp burns late into the night.
20 She’s generous to the poor, and gives help to the needy.
24 She makes linen clothes for sale, and supplies merchants with belts.
26 She speaks wise words, and she’s kind when she gives instructions.