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Proverbs 31:17-19
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
Proverbs 31:17-19
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
17 She girds herself with strength;
she exerts her arms with vigor.[a]
18 She enjoys the profit from her dealings;
her lamp is never extinguished at night.[b]
19 She puts her hands to the distaff,
and her fingers ply the spindle.[c]
Footnotes
- 31:17 The metaphor of clothing oneself is used to show the woman’s readiness. One can gird on weapons of war and might and splendor (Ps 69:7; Is 52:9).
- 31:18 Her lamp is never extinguished at night: indicates abundance of productive work and its accompanying prosperity; cf. 20:20; Jb 18:6.
- 31:19 The wife weaves linen cloth from flax and wool from fleece, which she cultivated according to v. 13. Distaff: staff for holding the flax, tow, or wool, which in spinning was drawn out and twisted into yarn or thread by the spindle or round stick.
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