12. She brings him good, not harm,all the days of her life.
13. She finds wool and flaxand busily spins it.
14. She is like a merchant’s ship,bringing her food from afar.
15. She gets up before dawn to prepare breakfast for her householdand plan the day’s work for her servant girls.
16. She goes to inspect a field and buys it;with her earnings she plants a vineyard.
17. She is energetic and strong,a hard worker.
18. She makes sure her dealings are profitable;her lamp burns late into the night.
19. Her hands are busy spinning thread,her fingers twisting fiber.
20. She extends a helping hand to the poorand opens her arms to the needy.
21. She has no fear of winter for her household,for everyone has warm clothes.
22. She makes her own bedspreads.She dresses in fine linen and purple gowns.
23. Her husband is well known at the city gates,where he sits with the other civic leaders.