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The Book of Proverbs, Chapter 31, Verse 13

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She will do him good and not evil all the days of her life.
King James Version
She seeketh wool, and flax, and worketh willingly with her hands.
American Standard Version
She seeketh wool and flax, And worketh willingly with her hands.
New English Translation
She sought out wool and flax, then worked happily with her hands.
World English Bible
She seeks wool and flax, and works eagerly with her hands.
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She is like the merchants' ships; she bringeth her food from afar.
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She riseth also while it is yet night, and giveth meat to her household, and a portion to her maidens.
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She considereth a field, and buyeth it: with the fruit of her hands she planteth a vineyard.
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She girdeth her loins with strength, and strengtheneth her arms.
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She perceiveth that her merchandise [is] good: her candle goeth not out by night.
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She layeth her hands to the spindle, and her hands hold the distaff.
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She stretcheth out her hand to the poor; yea, she reacheth forth her hands to the needy.
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She is not afraid of the snow for her household: for all her household [are] clothed with scarlet.
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She maketh herself coverings of tapestry; her clothing [is] silk and purple.
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Her husband is known in the gates, when he sitteth among the elders of the land.