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19 Her hands she puts onto the distaff,[a]
    and her palms hold a spindle.
20 Her palm she opens to the poor,
    and her hand she reaches out to the needy.
21 She does not fear for her house when it snows,
    for her entire household[b] is clothed in crimson.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 31:19 A stick or spindle onto which wool or flax is wound in preparation for spinning
  2. Proverbs 31:21 Literally “all her house, household”

19 In her hand she holds the distaff
    and grasps the spindle with her fingers.
20 She opens her arms to the poor
    and extends her hands to the needy.(A)
21 When it snows, she has no fear for her household;
    for all of them are clothed in scarlet.

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