10Who shall find a valiant woman? far and from the uttermost coasts is the price of her.

11The heart of her husband trusteth in her, and he shall have no need of spoils.

12She will render him good, and not evil, all the days of her life.

13She has sought wool and flax, and has wrought by the guidance of her hands.

19She has put out her hand to strong things, and her fingers have taken hold of the spindle.

20She has opened her hand to the needy, and stretched out her hands to the poor.

30Favour is deceitful, and beauty is vain: the woman that feareth the Lord, she shall be praised.

31Give her of the fruit of her hands: and let her works praise her in the gates.

1Unless the Lord build the house, they work in vain that build it. Unless the Lord keep the city, he watcheth in vain that keepeth it.

2It is vain for you to rise before light, rise you after you have sitten, you that eat the bread of sorrow. When he shall give sleep to his beloved,

3look the gift of the Lord are children: the reward, the fruit of the womb.

4As arrows in the hand of the mighty, so the children of them that have been shaken.

5Blessed is the person who has satisfied the desire with them; he shall not be put to shame when he shall speak to his enemies in the gate.

1But of the times and moments, brothers and sisters, you need not, that we should write to you;

2For yourselves know perfectly, that the day of the Lord shall so come, as a thief in the night.

3For when they shall say, peace and security; then shall sudden destruction come upon them, as the pains upon her that is with child, and they shall not escape.

4But you, brothers and sisters, are not in darkness, that that day should overtake you as a thief.

5For all you are the children of light, and children of the day: we are not of the night, nor of darkness. 6 Therefore, let us not sleep, as others do; but let us watch, and be sober.

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14For even as a man going into a far country, called his servants, and rescued to them his goods;

15And to one he gave five talents, and to another two, and to another one, to every one according to his proper ability: and immediately he took his journey.

16And he that had received the five talents, went his way, and traded with the same, and gained other five.

17And in like manner he that had received the two, gained other two.

18But he that had received the one, going his way digged into the earth, and hid his lord's money.

19But after a long time the lord of those servants came, and reckoned with them.

20And he that had received the five talents coming, brought other five talents, saying: Lord, you did deliver to me five talents, look I have gained other five over and above.

21His lord said to him: Well done, good and faithful servant, because you have been faithful over a few things, I will place you over many things: enter you into the joy of your lord.

22And he also that had received the two talents came and said: Lord, you deliveredst two talents to me: look I have gained other two.

23His lord said to him: Well done, good and faithful servant: because you have been faithful over a few things, I will place you over many things: enter you into the joy of your lord.

24But he that had received the one talent, came and said: Lord, I know that you art a hard man; you reapest where you have not sown, and gatherest where you have not strewed.

25And being afraid I went and hid your talent in the earth: look here you have that which is yours.

26And his lord answering, said to him: Evil and slothful servant, you knewest that I reap where I sow not, and gather where I have not strewed:

27You oughtest therefore to have committed my money to the bankers, and at my coming I should have received my own with usury.

28Take you away therefore the talent from him, and give it to him that has ten talents.

29For to every one that has shall be given, and he shall abound: but from him that has not, that also which he seemeth to have shall be taken away.

30And the unprofitable servant cast you out into the exterior darkness. There shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.