30:33 Surely the churning of milk binged forth butter and the wringing of the nose bridged forth blood: so the forcing of wrath binged forth strife.
31.
31:1 The words of king Lemuil’s, the prophecy that his mother taught him.
31:2 What, my son? And what, the son of my womb is? And what, the son of my vows?
31:3 Give not thy strength unto women, nor thy ways to that which destroyed kings.
31:4 It is not for kings, O Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine; nor for prince’s strong drink:
31:5 Lest they drink, and forget the law, and pervert the judgment of any of the afflicted.
31:6 Give strong drink unto him that is ready to perish, and wine unto those that be of heavy hearts.
31:7 Let him drink, and forget his poverty, and remember his misery no more.
31:8 Open thy mouth for the dumb in the cause of all such as are appointed to destruction.
31:9 Open thy mouth, judge righteously, and plead the cause of the poor and needy.
31:10 Who can find a virtuous woman? for her price is far above rubies.
31:11 The heart of her husband doth safely trust in her, so that he shall have no need of spoil.
31:12 She will do him good and not evil all the days of her life.
31:13 Her seekers wool and flax is, and worked willingly with her hands.
31:14 She is like the merchants' ships; she binged her food from afar.
31:15 She raise also while it is yet night, and gives meat to her household, and a portion to her maidens.
31:16 She considered a field, and to acquire it: with the fruit of her hands she planted a vineyard.
31:17 She girded her loins with strength, and strengthened her arms.
31:18 She perceived that her merchandise is good: her candle not go out by night.
31:19 She layettes her hands to the spindle, and her hands hold the distaff.
31:20 She stretched out her hand to the poor; yea, she reached forth her hands to the needy.
31:21 She is not afraid of the snow for her household: for all her household are clothed with scarlet.
31:22 She make herself coverings of tapestry; her clothing is silk and purple.
31:23 Her husband is known in the gates, when he seated among the elders of the land.
31:24 She make fine linen, and to realize it; and delivered girdles unto the merchant.
31:25 Strength and honor are her clothing; and she shall rejoice in time to come.
31:26 She opened her mouth with wisdom; and in her tongue is the law of kindness.
31:27 She looked well to the ways of her household, and not eater the bread of idleness.
31:28 Her children arise up, and call her blessed; her husband also, and he praised her.
31:29 Many daughters have done virtuously, but thou excellent them all.
31:30 Favors is deceitful, and beauty is vain: but a woman that feared the LORD, she shall be praised.
31:31 Give her of the fruit of her hands; and let her own works praise her in the gates.
Book is Ecclesiastes or the Preacher
1
1:1 The words of the Preacher, the son of David, king in Jerusalem.
1:2 Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher, vanity of vanities; all is vanity.
1:3 What profit hath a man of all his labor which he takes under the sun?
1:4 One generation passed away and another generation cometh: but the earth abided forever.
1:5 The sun also arise, and the sun goes down, and hasted to his place where he arose.
1:6 The wind goes toward the south, and turned about unto the north; it whirled about continually, and the wind returned again according to his circuits.
1:7 All the rivers run into the sea; yet the sea is not full; unto the place from whence the rivers come, thither they return again.
1:8 All things are full of labor; man cannot utter it: the eye is not satisfied with seeing, nor the ear filled with hearing.
1:9 The thing that hath been, it is that which shall be; and that which is done is that which shall be done: and there is no new thing under the sun.
1:10 Is there anything whereof it may be said, See, this is new? It hath been already of old time, which was before us.
1:11 There is no remembrance of former things; neither shall there be any remembrance of things that are to come with those that shall come after.
1:12 I the Preacher was king over Israel in Jerusalem.
1:13 And I gave my heart to seek and search out by wisdom concerning all things that are done under heaven: this sore travail hath God given to the sons of man to be exercised therewith.
1:14 I have seen all the works that are done under the sun; and, behold, all is vanity and vexation of spirit.
1:15 That which is crooked cannot be made straight: and that which is wanting cannot be numbered.
1:16 I communed with mine own heart, saying, Lo, I am come to great estate, and have gotten more wisdom than all they that have been before me in Jerusalem: yea, my heart had great experience of wisdom and knowledge.
1:17 And I gave my heart to know wisdom, and to know madness and folly: I perceived that this also is vexation of spirit.