Proverbs · Young's Literal Translation
Proverbs 31 Young's Literal Translation
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1 Words of Lemuel a king, a declaration that his mother taught him:
1 PALABRAS del rey Lemuel; la profecía con que le enseñó su madre.
2 'What, my son? and what, son of my womb? And what, son of my vows?
2 ¿Qué, hijo mío? ¿y qué, hijo de mi vientre? ¿y qué, hijo de mis deseos?
3 Give not to women thy strength, And thy ways to wiping away of kings.
3 No des á las mujeres tu fuerza, ni tus caminos á lo que es para destruir los reyes.
4 Not for kings, O Lemuel, Not for kings, to drink wine, And for princes a desire of strong drink.
4 No es de los reyes, oh Lemuel, no es de los reyes beber vino, ni de los príncipes la cerveza.
5 Lest he drink, and forget the decree, And change the judgment of any of the sons of affliction.
5 No sea que bebiendo olviden la ley, y perviertan el derecho de todos los hijos afligidos.
6 Give strong drink to the perishing, And wine to the bitter in soul,
6 Dad la cerveza al desfallecido, y el vino á los de amargo ánimo:
7 He drinketh, and forgetteth his poverty, And his misery he remembereth not again.
7 Beban, y olvídense de su necesidad, y de su miseria no más se acuerden.
8 Open thy mouth for the dumb, For the right of all sons of change.
8 Abre tu boca por el mudo, en el juicio de todos los hijos de muerte.
9 Open thy mouth, judge righteously, Both the cause of the poor and needy!'
9 Abre tu boca, juzga justicia, y el derecho del pobre y del menesteroso.
10 A woman of worth who doth find? Yea, far above rubies [is] her price.
10 Mujer fuerte, ¿quién la hallará? porque su estima sobrepuja largamente á [la de] piedras preciosas.
11 The heart of her husband hath trusted in her, And spoil he lacketh not.
11 El corazón de su marido está en ella confiado, y no tendrá necesidad de despojo.
12 She hath done him good, and not evil, All days of her life.
12 Darále ella bien y no mal, todos los días de su vida.
13 She hath sought wool and flax, And with delight she worketh [with] her hands.
13 Buscó lana y lino, y con voluntad labró de sus manos.
14 She hath been as ships of the merchant, From afar she bringeth in her bread.
14 Fué como navío de mercader: trae su pan de lejos.
15 Yea, she riseth while yet night, And giveth food to her household, And a portion to her damsels.
15 Levantóse aun de noche, y dió comida á su familia, y ración á sus criadas.
16 She hath considered a field, and taketh it, From the fruit of her hands she hath planted a vineyard.
16 Consideró la heredad, y compróla; y plantó viña del fruto de sus manos.
17 She hath girded with might her loins, And doth strengthen her arms.
17 Ciñó sus lomos de fortaleza, y esforzó sus brazos.
18 She hath perceived when her merchandise [is] good, Her lamp is not extinguished in the night.
18 Gustó que era buena su granjería: su candela no se apagó de noche.
19 Her hands she hath sent forth on a spindle, And her hands have held a distaff.
19 Aplicó sus manos al huso, y sus manos tomaron la rueca.
20 Her hand she hath spread forth to the poor, Yea, her hands she sent forth to the needy.
20 Alargó su mano al pobre, y extendió sus manos al menesteroso.
21 She is not afraid of her household from snow, For all her household are clothed [with] scarlet.
21 No tendrá temor de la nieve por su familia, porque toda su familia está vestida de ropas dobles.
22 Ornamental coverings she hath made for herself, Silk and purple [are] her clothing.
22 Ella se hizo tapices; de lino fino y púrpura es su vestido.
23 Known in the gates is her husband, In his sitting with elders of the land.
23 Conocido es su marido en las puertas, cuando se sienta con los ancianos de la tierra.
24 Linen garments she hath made, and selleth, And a girdle she hath given to the merchant.
24 Hizo telas, y vendió; y dió cintas al mercader.
25 Strength and honour [are] her clothing, And she rejoiceth at a latter day.
25 Fortaleza y honor son su vestidura; y en el día postrero reirá.
26 Her mouth she hath opened in wisdom, And the law of kindness [is] on her tongue.
26 Abrió su boca con sabiduría: y la ley de clemencia está en su lengua.
27 She [is] watching the ways of her household, And bread of sloth she eateth not.
27 Considera los caminos de su casa, y no come el pan de balde.
28 Her sons have risen up, and pronounce her happy, Her husband, and he praiseth her,
28 Levantáronse sus hijos, y llamáronla bienaventurada; y su marido también la alabó.
29 'Many [are] the daughters who have done worthily, Thou hast gone up above them all.'
29 Muchas mujeres hicieron el bien; mas tú las sobrepujaste á todas.
30 The grace [is] false, and the beauty [is] vain, A woman fearing Jehovah, she may boast herself.
30 Engañosa es la gracia, y vana la hermosura: la mujer que teme á Jehová, ésa será alabada.
31 Give ye to her of the fruit of her hands, And her works do praise her in the gates!
31 Dadle el fruto de sus manos, y alábenla en las puertas sus hechos.
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Lemuel
A king whose words, taught him by his mother, are recorded in Proverbs 31.
Cited in the guide: Proverbs 31:1
Cross references (30)
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- 1 Proverbs 6:20; 2 Timothy 1:5; Proverbs 1:8; 2 Timothy 3:15; Proverbs 30:1
- 2 Isaiah 49:15; 1 Samuel 1:11; 1 Samuel 1:28
- 3 Deuteronomy 17:17; Nehemiah 13:26; Proverbs 7:26–27; Proverbs 5:9–11; 1 Kings 11:1
- 4 Proverbs 20:1; Ecclesiastes 10:17; Isaiah 5:22; Hosea 4:11–12; Habakkuk 2:5
- 5 Habakkuk 2:5
- 6 1 Timothy 5:23; Psalm 104:15; 1 Samuel 1:10; Job 3:20; 2 Kings 4:27
- 7 Ephesians 5:18
- 8 Psalm 82:3–4; Proverbs 24:11–12; Jeremiah 38:7–10; Jeremiah 26:24; Esther 4:13–16
- 9 Isaiah 1:17; Amos 5:11–12; Leviticus 19:15; Job 29:15–16; Deuteronomy 1:16
- 10 Proverbs 19:14; Proverbs 12:4; Ephesians 5:25–33; Proverbs 18:22; Proverbs 3:15
- 11 1 Peter 3:1–7
- 13 1 Timothy 5:10; Titus 2:5; 2 Thessalonians 3:10–12; Acts 9:39–40; Ruth 2:23
- 14 Ezekiel 27:3–36; 1 Kings 9:26–28
- 15 Romans 12:11; Mark 1:35; Luke 12:42; Proverbs 20:13; Ecclesiastes 9:10
- 16 Matthew 13:44; Song of Songs 8:12; Joshua 15:18
- 17 Job 38:3; 1 Peter 1:13; Ephesians 6:10; Luke 12:35; Ephesians 6:14
- 18 1 Thessalonians 2:9; Matthew 25:3–10; Genesis 31:40; Psalm 127:2; 2 Thessalonians 3:7–9
- 19 Exodus 35:25–26
- 20 Ephesians 4:28; Hebrews 13:16; Proverbs 19:17; Proverbs 22:9; Romans 12:13
- 21 Genesis 45:22; Proverbs 25:20; 2 Samuel 1:24
- 22 Revelation 19:8; Proverbs 7:16; Genesis 41:42; Ezekiel 16:10–13; Esther 8:15
- 23 Proverbs 12:4; Ruth 4:1; Deuteronomy 16:18; Ruth 4:11; Job 29:7
- 24 Luke 16:19; Ezekiel 27:16; 1 Kings 10:28; Proverbs 31:19; Judges 14:12
- 25 Job 40:10; Romans 13:14; 1 Timothy 2:10; Ephesians 4:24; Job 29:14
- 26 Ephesians 4:29; Proverbs 16:24; Proverbs 10:31; Proverbs 12:18; Colossians 4:5
- 27 1 Timothy 5:10; Titus 2:4; 2 Thessalonians 3:6; Proverbs 14:1; 1 Thessalonians 4:11
- 28 2 Timothy 1:5; 2 Timothy 3:15–17; 1 Kings 2:19; Proverbs 31:1; Psalm 116:16
- 29 Song of Songs 6:8–9; Ephesians 5:27
- 30 Proverbs 1:7; 1 Peter 3:4–5; Proverbs 11:22; Proverbs 8:13; 1 Peter 1:24
- 31 Psalm 128:2; Hebrews 6:10; Revelation 14:13; Matthew 7:16; Romans 16:1–4
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And mercy is in His tongue, therefore mercifully teacheth He the law, as it is said regarding wisdom, "The law and mercy doth she carry in her tongue." Do not fear that thou art not able to fulfill the law, flee to mercy.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 7 (1888)