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Yodh

19 She stretches out her hands to the distaff,
And her [a]hands hold fast the spindle.

Kaph

20 She [b](A)extends her hand to the poor,
And she stretches out her hands to the needy.

Lamedh

21 She is not afraid of the snow for her household,
For all her household are (B)clothed with scarlet.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 31:19 Lit palms
  2. Proverbs 31:20 Lit spreads out her palm

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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