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- An excellent wife, who can find? For her worth is far above jewels.
- The heart of her husband trusts in her, And he will have no lack of gain.
- She does him good and not evil All the days of her life.
- She looks for wool and flax And works with her hands in delight.
- She is like merchant ships; She brings her food from afar.
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- 有能な 妻を 見いだすのは 誰か. 眞珠よりはるかに 貴い 妻を.
- 夫は 心から 彼女を 信賴している. 儲けに 不足することはない.
- 彼女は 生涯の 日¿ /夫に 幸いはもたらすが, 災いはもたらさない.
- 羊毛と 亞麻を 求め /手ずから 望みどおりのものに 仕立てる.
- 商人の 船のように /遠くから パン を 運んで 來る.
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- She rises also while it is still night And gives food to her household And portions to her maidens.
- She considers a field and buys it; From her earnings she plants a vineyard.
- She girds herself with strength And makes her arms strong.
- She senses that her gain is good; Her lamp does not go out at night.
- She stretches out her hands to the distaff, And her hands grasp the spindle.
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- 夜の 明ける 前に 起き 出して /一族には 食べ 物を 供し /召し 使いの 女たちには 指圖を 與える.
- 熟慮して 畑を 買い /手ずから 實らせた 儲けでぶどう 畑をひらく.
- 力强く 腰に 帶し, 腕を 强くする.
- 商賣が 好調かどうか 味わい /燈は 夜も 消えることがない.
- 手を 絲車に 伸べ, 手のひらに 錘をあやつる.
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- She extends her hand to the poor, And she stretches out her hands to the needy.
- She is not afraid of the snow for her household, For all her household are clothed with scarlet.
- She makes coverings for herself; Her clothing is fine linen and purple.
- Her husband is known in the gates, When he sits among the elders of the land.
- She makes linen garments and sells them, And supplies belts to the tradesmen.
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- 貧しい 人には 手を 開き, 乏しい 人に 手を 伸べる.
- 雪が 降っても 一族に 憂いはない. 一族は 皆, 衣を 重ねているから.
- 敷物を 自分のために 織り, 麻と 紫の 衣を 着ている.
- 夫は 名を 知られた 人で /その 地の 長老らと 城門で 座に 着いている.
- 彼女は 亞麻布を 織って 賣り, 帶を 商人に 渡す.
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- Strength and dignity are her clothing, And she smiles at the future.
- She opens her mouth in wisdom, And the teaching of kindness is on her tongue.
- She looks well to the ways of her household, And does not eat the bread of idleness.
- Her children rise up and bless her; Her husband also, and he praises her, saying:
- "Many daughters have done nobly, But you excel them all."
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- 力と 氣品をまとい, 未來にほほえみかける.
- 口を 開いて 知惠の 言葉を 語り /慈しみの 敎えをその 舌にのせる.
- 一族の 樣子によく 目を 配り /怠惰の パン を 食べることはない.
- 息子らは 立って 彼女を 幸いな 人と 呼び /夫は 彼女をたたえて 言う.
- 「有能な 女は 多いが /あなたはなお, そのすべてにまさる 」と.
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- Charm is deceitful and beauty is vain, But a woman who fears the LORD, she shall be praised.
- Give her the product of her hands, And let her works praise her in the gates.
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- あでやかさは 欺き, 美しさは 空しい. 主を 畏れる 女こそ, たたえられる.
- 彼女にその 手の 實りを 報いよ. その 業を 町の 城門でたたえよ.
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