The very woman of the ages
But not the least aged
Considerably wonderful and powerful
Inherently good and truthful
Versatile and judiciously meticulous
Morally perfect and trustworthy
Ingeniously proficient and thriftily labourious
Tirelessly dutiful and healthy
Joyfully efficient and watchfully cautious
Charitably benevolent and generously merciful
Fearlessly provident and cleverly decorative
Refined in taste and respectfully popular
Industriously prosperous and dependably honest
Confidently hopeful and wisely discreet.
Kind and understanding in all her dealings
Prudently practical, energetic and ever active
An ideal wife and mother
Honoured by her family and by the public
Excels in virtue, God fearing and humble
Deserving successfully and undoubtedly determined
A virtuous woman who can find?
A loving caring sister who can find?
Whose price is extremely invaluable
Who knows when and how to act rightly
Who makes her covering of tapestry
Who never exposes her nakedness
But her clothing would show marks of refinement
Properly dressed in silk and purple
Honourably natural and not artificially made–up
She opens her mouth and speaks wisdom
Kindness is the grace of her lips
She is intelligent and highly cultured in mind and manner
She is graceful and even tempered in all her ways
She is an excellent example of a meek and quiet spirit
She instructs her house in practical Christianity
And industry and sets them in business and
Untiring improvement of mind, soul and body
Knowing that idleness leads to vices,
She sees to it that a good education comes
Next to divine experiences and her children are
Well trained and raised – up to call her blessed
She excels all other women in wifehood,
Motherhood, religion and industry
Beloved, remember favour is deceitful
And beauty is vain but the woman that fears the Lord
Shall be praised and exceedingly rewarded.
