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Proverbs 31:16-18
New Catholic Bible
Proverbs 31:16-18
New Catholic Bible
16 She carefully chooses a field to purchase,
and out of her earnings she plants a vineyard.[a]
17 She girds herself to work
and plies her arms with vigor.
18 She ensures that her dealings are profitable;[b]
her lamp remains undimmed throughout the night.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 31:16 She carefully chooses a field to purchase, and . . . she plants a vineyard: she shows good judgment.
- Proverbs 31:18 Her dealings are profitable: like wisdom, she is “far more precious than pearls” (v. 10; see Prov 3:15; 8:11). Her lamp remains undimmed: a lighted lamp in a family is a sign of prosperity and life; an unlighted lamp is a sign of calamity and death (see Prov 13:9 and note; 20:20; 24:20; 1 Sam 3:3; Job 18:5; 21:17).
