See the introduction to Proverbs.

Rubies - Better, pearls. See the (Proverbs 3:15) note.

APPENDIX (c).—THE PRAISE OF A GOOD WIFE. (Proverbs 31:10 and following)

This is written in the form of an acrostic, the twenty-t…

Who can find a virtuous woman
This part of the chapter is disjoined from the rest in the Septuagint and Arabic versi…

This is the description of a virtuous woman of those times, but the general outlines equally apply to every age and nation. She is very careful to …