"Thus I was! By day the heat consumed me, and the frost by night, and my sleep fled from my eyes.
Proverbs 31:18 - The Scriptures 2009 She shall taste when her gain is good; Her lamp does not go out by night. Dugang nga mga bersyonKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 She perceiveth that her merchandise is good: Her candle goeth not out by night. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition She tastes and sees that her gain from work [with and for God] is good; her lamp goes not out, but it burns on continually through the night [of trouble, privation, or sorrow, warning away fear, doubt, and distrust]. American Standard Version (1901) She perceiveth that her merchandise is profitable; Her lamp goeth not out by night. Common English Bible She realizes that her trading is successful; she doesn’t put out her lamp at night. Catholic Public Domain Version She has tasted and seen that her tasks are good; her lamp shall not be extinguished at night. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version She hath tasted and seen that her traffic is good: her lamp shall not be put out in the night. |
"Thus I was! By day the heat consumed me, and the frost by night, and my sleep fled from my eyes.
His sons come to esteem, and he does not know it. And they are brought low, and he does not perceive it.
In vain do you rise up early, To sit up late, to eat the bread of toil; So He gives His beloved sleep.
She shall stretch out her hands to the distaff, And her hand shall hold the spindle.
For you remember, brothers, our toil and hardship, for labouring night and day, in order not to burden any of you, we proclaimed to you the Good News of Elohim.