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Re: The Proverbs 31 Woman
The Proverbs 31 Woman:
* She's trustworthy, and her husband doesn't have to worry about her squandering his assets. Has integrity
* She will do her husband good, and not evil, all of her life. Loyal
* She finds fabric and thread and makes things willingly with her hands. Creative & a Hard Worker
* She travels to where she needs to in order to find good products, bringing food from afar if necessary. Resourceful
* She gets up while it's still dark outside, and prepares a meal for her household and her servants. Early Riser, Nurturer
* She looks over a piece of land and buys it; she plants a vineyard on it. Intelligent, Productive, Independent
* She is physically fit, and slender. Healthy, Strong and Fit
* She perceives that her profit is a good thing, and she keeps her light on late at night, working. Industrious, Ambitious
* She lays her hands on the spindle, and holds the distaff. Busy, Hands-On
* She stretches out her hand to the poor, and the needy. Charitable, Compassionate
* She is not afraid of the cold winter, because all of her household are clothed with scarlet. Plans Ahead
* She makes herself coverlets of tapestry; her clothing is silk and purple. Takes care to her own appearance; Frugal
* Her husband is known in the city, when he sits with the elders of the land. She serves her husband's reputation well.
* She makes fine linen, and sells it, and delivers the product to the seller. Business woman, Prudent, Industrious
* Strength and honour are her clothing, she opens her mouth with wisdom, and in her tongue is the law of kindness. Her character is as good as her business mind and work ethic.
* She oversees the working of her household, and isn't idle. She doesn't neglect her home.
* Her children rise up and call her blessed, and her husband praises her. Has earned the respect and appreciation of her family.
* Many daughters have done virtuously, but she excels them all. Favour is deceitful, and beauty is vain; but a woman who fears the Lord--she shall be praised.
The key to it all is to be a woman who fears the Lord.
* Give her of the fruit of her hands, and let her own works praise her in the gates. She will benefit from her hard work, and people will talk about her in the city.
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"God, send me anywhere, only go with me. Lay any burden on me, only sustain me. And sever any tie in my heart except the tie that binds my heart to Yours."
--David Livingstone
"To see no being, not God’s or any, but you also go thither,
To see no possession but you may possess it—enjoying all without labor or purchase—
abstracting the feast, yet not abstracting one particle of it;…."
--Walt Whitman, Leaves of Grass, Song of the Open Road
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