This is a psalm originally written by King Solomon. It sings the praises of a righteous woman, and in Jewish families is sung on Friday nights by the husband to his wife, thanking her for another week of work. It is found in the book of Proverbs, chapter 31, verses 10-31
Eishet Chayil, A Woman of Valor
Who can find a righteous woman? Her value is beyond pearls.
Her husband’s heart trusts her and he needs nothing expensive,
She bestows goodness and not evil upon him all the days of her life,
She searches for wool and linen, then works with her willing hands,
She is like ships bringing food from distant countries,
She wakes while it is still night to prepare food for her family, and supervises the work of her servants,
She inspects a field and buys it, and with the gains of her hands she plants a vineyard
Her loins are girlded with strength, and her arms are tough,
She knows her work has worth, and her lamp doesn’t go out at night,
She grips the spinning wheel in her hands, and her palms grasp its spin,
She opens her palms to the poor, and extends her arm to help the suffering,
She doesn’t fear the cold for her family, for they all wear scarlet garments,
She makes embroidered tableclothes, and her clothing is sewn from purple linens,
Her husband is known at the meeting-places at the gates of the city, for he sits among the country’s notables,
She makes linen shirts and sells them, giving the Caananite merchants belts,
Her garments are esteemed and honorable, and she rejoices for the coming days
Her mouth speaks wisdom, and on her tounge are the traditions of the day
She takes care of her family with concern, and never eats the bread of laziness
Her sons are happy with her, and her husband praises her, saying:
“Many women have done great works, but you have outshined them all”
Charm is deceptive, and beauty is vain, a woman who fears God, she shall be praised.
Give her the fruits of her hands, and let her actions be the source of her praise.
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