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[1] Happy is the husband of a good wife.
The number of his days will be doubled.
[2] A faithful wife gives joy to her husband.
He will fulfill his years in peace.
[3] A good wife is a great gift.
She will be given to those who fear the Lord.
[4] Whether a man is rich or poor,
a good heart makes a cheerful face at all times. [5] Of three things my heart was afraid,
and concerning the fourth§ kind I made supplication:
The slander of a city, the assembly of a mob, and a false accusation.
All these are more grievous than death.
[6] A grief of heart and sorrow is a woman who is jealous of another woman.
Her tongue-lashing makes it known to all.
[7] A wicked woman is like a chafing yoke.
He who takes hold of her is like one who grasps a scorpion.
[8] A drunken woman causes great wrath.
She will not cover her own shame.
[9] The fornication of a woman is in the lifting up of her eyes;
it will be known by her eyelids.
[10] Keep strict watch on a headstrong daughter,
lest she find liberty for herself, and use it.
[11] Watch out for an impudent eye,
and don’t be surprised if it sins against you.
[12] She will open her mouth like a thirsty traveller,
and drink from every water that is near.
She will sit down at every post,
and open her quiver to any arrow. [13] The grace of a wife will delight her husband.
Her knowledge will strengthen§ his bones.
[14] A silent woman is a gift of the Lord.
There is nothing worth so much as a well-instructed soul.
[15] A modest woman is grace upon grace.
There are no scales that can weigh the value of a self-controlled soul.
[16] As the sun when it arises in the highest places of the Lord,
so is the beauty of a good wife in her well-organized home.
[17] As the lamp that shines upon the holy lampstand,
so is the beauty of the face on a well-proportioned body.
[18] As the golden pillars are upon a base of silver,
so are beautiful feet with the breasts of one who is steadfast. [19] -27ⓘ …[28] For two things my heart is grieved,
and for the third anger comes upon me:
a warrior who suffers for poverty,
men of understanding who are counted as garbage,
and one who turns back from righteousness to sin—
the Lord will prepare him for the sword! [29] It is difficult for a merchant to keep himself from wrong doing,
and for a retailer to be acquitted of sin.

Footnotes

  1. § 26:5 Gr. countenance.
  2. § 26:13 or, fatten
  3. ⓘ 26:19 Verses 19-27 are omitted by the best authorities.
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Septuaginta
[1] Γυναικὸς G1135 ἀγαθῆς G18 μακάριος G3107 ὁ G3588 ἀνήρ, G435 καὶ G2532 ἀριθμὸς G706 τῶν G3588 ἡμερῶν G2250 αὐτοῦ G846 διπλάσιος. [2] Γυνὴ G1135 ἀνδρεία εὐφραίνει G2165 τὸν G3588 ἄνδρα G435 αὐτῆς, G846 καὶ G2532 τὰ G3588 ἔτη G2094 αὐτοῦ G846 πληρώσει G4137 ἐν G1722 εἰρήνῃ. G1515 [3] Γυνὴ G1135 ἀγαθὴ G18 μερὶς G3310 ἀγαθή, G18 ἐν G1722 μερίδι G3310 φοβουμένων G5399 κύριον G2962 δοθήσεται· G1325 [4] πλουσίου G4145 δὲ G1161 καὶ G2532 πτωχοῦ G4434 καρδία G2588 ἀγαθή, G18 ἐν G1722 παντὶ G3956 καιρῷ G2540 πρόσωπον G4383 ἱλαρόν. G2431 [5] Ἀπὸ G575 τριῶν G5140 εὐλαβήθη G2125 ἡ G3588 καρδία G2588 μου, G3450 καὶ G2532 ἐπὶ G1909 τῷ G3588 τετάρτῳ G5067 προσώπῳ G4383 ἐδεήθην· G1189 διαβολὴν πόλεως, G4172 καὶ G2532 ἐκκλησίαν G1577 ὄχλου, G3793 καὶ G2532 καταψευσμόν, ὑπὲρ G5228 θάνατον G2288 πάντα G3956 μοχθηρά. [6] Ἄλγος καρδίας G2588 καὶ G2532 πένθος G3997 γυνὴ G1135 ἀντίζηλος ἐπὶ G1909 γυναικὶ G1135 καὶ G2532 μάστιξ G3148 γλώσσης G1100 πᾶσιν G3956 ἐπικοινωνοῦσα. [7] Βοοζύγιον σαλευόμενον G4531 γυνὴ G1135 πονηρά, G4190 ὁ G3588 κρατῶν G2902 αὐτῆς G846 ὡς G5613 ὁ G3588 δρασσόμενος G1405 σκορπίου. G4651 [8] Ὀργὴ G3709 μεγάλη G3173 γυνὴ G1135 μέθυσος G3183 καὶ G2532 ἀσχημοσύνην G808 αὐτῆς G846 οὐ G3756 συγκαλύψει. G4780 [9] Πορνεία G4202 γυναικὸς G1135 ἐν G1722 μετεωρισμοῖς ὀφθαλμῶν G3788 καὶ G2532 ἐν G1722 τοῖς G3588 βλεφάροις αὐτῆς G846 γνωσθήσεται. G1097 [10] Ἐπὶ G1909 θυγατρὶ G2364 ἀδιατρέπτῳ στερέωσον G4732 φυλακήν, G5438 ἵνα G2443 μὴ G3361 εὑροῦσα G2147 ἄνεσιν G425 ἑαυτῇ G1438 χρήσηται· G5530 [11] ὀπίσω G3694 ἀναιδοῦς ὀφθαλμοῦ G3788 φύλαξαι G5442 καὶ G2532 μὴ G3361 θαυμάσῃς, G2296 ἐὰν G1437 εἰς G1519 σὲ G4571 πλημμελήσῃ· [12] ὡς G5613 διψῶν G1372 ὁδοιπόρος τὸ G3588 στόμα G4750 ἀνοίξει G455 καὶ G2532 ἀπὸ G575 παντὸς G3956 ὕδατος G5204 τοῦ G3588 σύνεγγυς πίεται, G4095 κατέναντι G2713 παντὸς G3956 πασσάλου καθήσεται G2521 καὶ G2532 ἔναντι G1725 βέλους G956 ἀνοίξει G455 φαρέτραν. [13] Χάρις G5485 γυναικὸς G1135 τέρψει τὸν G3588 ἄνδρα G435 αὐτῆς, G846 καὶ G2532 τὰ G3588 ὀστᾶ G3747 αὐτοῦ G846 πιανεῖ ἡ G3588 ἐπιστήμη αὐτῆς. G846 [14] Δόσις G1394 κυρίου G2962 γυνὴ G1135 σιγηρά, καὶ G2532 οὐκ G3756 ἔστιν G2076 ἀντάλλαγμα G465 πεπαιδευμένης G3811 ψυχῆς· G5590 [15] χάρις G5485 ἐπὶ G1909 χάριτι G5485 γυνὴ G1135 αἰσχυντηρά, καὶ G2532 οὐκ G3756 ἔστιν G2076 σταθμὸς πᾶς G3956 ἄξιος G514 ἐγκρατοῦς G1468 ψυχῆς. G5590 [16] Ἥλιος G2246 ἀνατέλλων G393 ἐν G1722 ὑψίστοις G5310 κυρίου G2962 καὶ G2532 κάλλος ἀγαθῆς G18 γυναικὸς G1135 ἐν G1722 κόσμῳ G2889 οἰκίας G3614 αὐτῆς· G846 [17] λύχνος G3088 ἐκλάμπων G1584 ἐπὶ G1909 λυχνίας G3087 ἁγίας G40 καὶ G2532 κάλλος προσώπου G4383 ἐπὶ G1909 ἡλικίᾳ G2244 στασίμῃ· [18] στῦλοι G4769 χρύσεοι G5552 ἐπὶ G1909 βάσεως G939 ἀργυρᾶς G693 καὶ G2532 πόδες G4228 ὡραῖοι G5611 ἐπὶ G1909 στέρνοις εὐσταθοῦς. …[28] Ἐπὶ G1909 δυσὶ G1417 λελύπηται G3076 ἡ G3588 καρδία G2588 μου, G3450 καὶ G2532 ἐπὶ G1909 τῷ G3588 τρίτῳ G5154 θυμός G2372 μοι G3427 ἐπῆλθεν· G1904 ἀνὴρ G435 πολεμιστὴς ὑστερῶν G5302 δι’ G1223 ἔνδειαν, καὶ G2532 ἄνδρες G435 συνετοὶ G4908 ἐὰν G1437 σκυβαλισθῶσιν, ἐπανάγων G1877 ἀπὸ G575 δικαιοσύνης G1343 ἐπὶ G1909 ἁμαρτίαν· G266 ὁ G3588 κύριος G2962 ἑτοιμάσει G2090 εἰς G1519 ῥομφαίαν G4501 αὐτόν. G846 [29] Μόλις G3433 ἐξελεῖται G1807 ἔμπορος G1713 ἀπὸ G575 πλημμελείας, καὶ G2532 οὐ G3756 δικαιωθήσεται G1344 κάπηλος ἀπὸ G575 ἁμαρτίας. G266
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