I was consumed by heat during the day, consumed by frost during the night, and my sleep fled from my eyes.
Proverbs 31:18 - Tree of Life Version She discerns that her business is good. Her lamp never goes out at night. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing 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. |
I was consumed by heat during the day, consumed by frost during the night, and my sleep fled from my eyes.
If his sons achieve honor, he does not know it; if they are brought low, he does not perceive it.
In vain you rise up early and stay up late, eating the bread of toil— for He provides for His beloved ones even in their sleep.
She extends her hands to the spindle and her palm grasps the spinning wheel.
For you recall, brothers and sisters, our labor and hardship—working night and day, so as not to burden any of you while we proclaimed to you the Good News of God.