12. She will open her mouth, as a thirsty traveller, And drink of every water that is near: At every post will she sit down, And open her quiver against any arrow.
13. The grace of a wife will delight her husband; And her knowledge will fatten his bones.
14. A silent woman is a gift of the Lord; And there is nothing so much worth as a well-instructed soul.
15. A shamefast woman is grace upon grace; And there is no price worthy of a continent soul.
16. As the sun when it arises in the highest places of the Lord, So is the beauty of a good wife in the ordering of a man’s house.
17. As the lamp that shineth upon the holy candlestick, So is the beauty of the face in ripe age.
18. As the golden pillars are upon a base of silver, So are beautiful feet with the breasts of one that is stedfast.
28. For two things my heart is grieved; And for the third anger comes upon me: A man of war that suffers for poverty; And men of understanding that are counted as refuse: One that turns back from righteousness to sin; The Lord shall prepare him for the sword.
29. A merchant shall hardly keep himself from wrong doing; And a huckster shall not be acquitted of sin.