10. Who can find a woman of worth?Far beyond jewels is her value.
11. Her husband trusts her judgment;he does not lack income.
12. She brings him profit, not loss,all the days of her life.
13. She seeks out wool and flaxand weaves with skillful hands.
14. Like a merchant fleet,she secures her provisions from afar.
15. She rises while it is still night,and distributes food to her household,a portion to her maidservants.
16. She picks out a field and acquires it;from her earnings she plants a vineyard.
17. She girds herself with strength;she exerts her arms with vigor.
18. She enjoys the profit from her dealings;her lamp is never extinguished at night.
19. She puts her hands to the distaff,and her fingers ply the spindle.
20. She reaches out her hands to the poor,and extends her arms to the needy.
21. She is not concerned for her household when it snows—all her charges are doubly clothed.
22. She makes her own coverlets;fine linen and purple are her clothing.