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Proverbs 31

Louis Segond 1910 · Berean Standard Bible

31:1

Paroles du roi Lemuel. Sentences par lesquelles sa mère l’instruisit.

These are the words of King Lemuel—the burden that his mother taught him:

31:2

Que te dirai-je, mon fils?

What shall I say, O my son? What, O son of my womb? What, O son of my vows?

31:3

Ne livre pas ta vigueur aux femmes,

Do not spend your strength on women or your vigor on those who ruin kings.

31:4

Ce n’est point aux rois, Lemuel,

It is not for kings, O Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine, or for rulers to crave strong drink,

31:5

De peur qu’en buvant ils n’oublient la loi,

lest they drink and forget what is decreed, depriving all the oppressed of justice.

31:6

Donnez des liqueurs fortes à celui qui périt,

Give strong drink to one who is perishing, and wine to the bitter in soul.

31:7

Qu’il boive et oublie sa pauvreté,

Let him drink and forget his poverty, and remember his misery no more.

31:8

Ouvre ta bouche pour le muet,

Open your mouth for those with no voice, for the cause of all the dispossessed.

31:9

Ouvre ta bouche, juge avec justice,

Open your mouth, judge righteously, and defend the cause of the poor and needy.

31:10

Qui peut trouver une femme vertueuse?

of noble character, who can find? She is far more precious than rubies.

31:11

Le cœur de son mari a confiance en elle,

The heart of her husband trusts in her, and he lacks nothing of value.

31:12

Elle lui fait du bien, et non du mal,

She brings him good and not harm all the days of her life.

31:13

Elle se procure de la laine et du lin,

She selects wool and flax and works with eager hands.

31:14

Elle est comme un navire marchand,

She is like the merchant ships, bringing her food from afar.

31:15

Elle se lève lorsqu’il est encore nuit,

She rises while it is still night to provide food for her household and portions for her maidservants.

31:16

Elle pense à un champ, et elle l’acquiert;

She appraises a field and buys it; from her earnings she plants a vineyard.

31:17

Elle ceint de force ses reins,

She girds herself with strength and shows that her arms are strong.

31:18

Elle sent que ce qu’elle gagne est bon;

She sees that her gain is good, and her lamp is not extinguished at night.

31:19

Elle met la main à la quenouille,

She stretches out her hands to the distaff and grasps the spindle with her fingers.

31:20

Elle tend la main au malheureux,

She opens her arms to the poor and reaches out her hands to the needy.

31:21

Elle ne craint pas la neige pour sa maison,

When it snows, she has no fear for her household, for they are all clothed .

31:22

Elle se fait des couvertures,

She makes coverings for her bed; her clothing is fine linen and purple.

31:23

Son mari est considéré aux portes,

Her husband is known at the city gates, where he sits among the elders of the land.

31:24

Elle fait des chemises, et les vend,

She makes linen garments and sells them; she delivers sashes to the merchants.

31:25

Elle est revêtue de force et de gloire,

Strength and honor are her clothing, and she can laugh at the days to come.

31:26

Elle ouvre la bouche avec sagesse,

She opens her mouth with wisdom, and faithful instruction is on her tongue.

31:27

Elle veille sur ce qui se passe dans sa maison,

She watches over the affairs of her household and does not eat the bread of idleness.

31:28

Ses fils se lèvent, et la disent heureuse;

Her children rise up and call her blessed; her husband praises her as well:

31:29

Plusieurs filles ont une conduite vertueuse;

“Many daughters have done noble things, but you surpass them all!”

31:30

La grâce est trompeuse, et la beauté est vaine;

Charm is deceptive and beauty is fleeting, but a woman who fears the LORD is to be praised.

31:31

Récompensez-la du fruit de son travail,

Give her the fruit of her hands, and let her works praise her at the gates.