Day 31 - A good woman is hard to find, and worth far more than diamonds.

Ok. I made it! 31 days, 31 chapters. What an awesome experience. Still so fast I think. Definitely it was worth making it through the first 9 days to get to all the practical stuff from chapter 10 and on. Definitely awesome sayings from Salomon and his friends! So here it is Proverbs 31 from The Message version and the highlights (my favorite verses and maybe some comments)

If all leader's moms were like this:

¹The words of King Lemuel, the strong advice his mother gave him:

^2-3 "Oh, son of mine, what can you be thinking of!
Child whom I bore! The son I dedicated to God!
Don't dissipate your virility on fortune-hunting women,
promiscuous women who shipwreck leaders.

"Leaders can't afford to make fools of themselves,
gulping wine and swilling beer,
Lest, hung over, they don't know right from wrong,
and the people who depend on them are hurt.
Use wine and beer only as sedatives,
to kill the pain and dull the ache
Of the terminally ill,
for whom life is a living death.

"Speak up for the people who have no voice,
for the rights of all the down-and-outers.
Speak out for justice!
Stand up for the poor and destitute!"

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Hymn to a Good Wife

Ok. So now living in Sweden where equality is a big word the rest of the chapter you can say it is a very old school perspective of what a great woman is; that's how roles were seen before. Putting it in context with today's men and women roles, especially in the house, you can just say that this is a smart, talented, hard worker and family oriented woman, one has more to show than what meets the eye. The opening and closing statement are just great and a good thing to keep in mind for all of us men:

A good woman is hard to find,
and worth far more than diamonds.

Give her everything she deserves!
Festoon her life with praises!