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Proverbs 31:19-28 Modern English Version (MEV)

19. She lays her hands to the spindle,and her hands hold the distaff.

20. She stretches out her hand to the poor;yes, she reaches forth her hands to the needy.

21. She is not afraid of the snow for her household,for all her household are clothed with scarlet.

22. She makes herself coverings of tapestry;her clothing is silk and purple.

23. Her husband is known in the gates,when he sits among the elders of the land.

24. She makes fine linen and sells it,and delivers sashes to the merchant.

25. Strength and honor are her clothing,and she will rejoice in time to come.

26. She opens her mouth with wisdom,and in her tongue is the teaching of kindness.

27. She looks well to the ways of her household,and does not eat the bread of idleness.

28. Her children rise up and call her blessed;her husband also, and he praises her:

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