10 It is very difficult for a man to [RHQ] find a wife who is good and who is capable of doing many things.

Any woman who is like that is worth more than jewels.

11 Her husband completely trusts her,

and because of her, he has everything that he needs [LIT].

12 She never does anything that would harm him;

she does good things for him all the days of her life.

13 She finds wool and flax in the market,

and she enjoys spinning it to make yarn.

14 She is like [SIM] a ship that brings from far away goods/merchandise to sell,

because she buys food that comes from far away.

15 She gets up before dawn to prepare food for her family.

Then she plans the work that her servant girls will do on that day.

16 She goes out and looks at a field that someone wants to sell;

and if it is a good field, she buys it.

She buys grapevines [MTY] with the money that she has earned,

and then she plants them.

17 She works very hard [IDM];

she makes her arms strong by the work she does.

18 She knows when she is getting a good profit from her business.

When it is necessary, she works [MTY] until it is late at night.

19 She holds the ◄spindle/rod which twists the thread that she is making►,

and then she spins the thread [MTY] that she will use.

20 She generously helps [MTY] those who are poor and needy [DOU].