...so that he shall have no need of spoil. She will do him good and not evil all the days of her life. She layeth her hands to the spindle, and her hands hold the distaff. She stretcht tli forth her hands to the poor ; yea, she stretcheth forth her hands to the needy. Her husband...

...hands she planteth a vineyard. 17 She girdeth her loins with strength, and strengtheneth her arms. 18 t wledge 19 She layeth her hands to the spindle, and her hands hold the distaff. 20 f She stretcheth out her...

...her marriage-dowry-counterpanes and sheets and pillows of fine linen spun and wove by her own hand t "She layeth her hands to the spindle, and her hands hold the distaff. She seeketh wool and flax and worketh willingly with her hands. She maketh herself coverings of tapestry...

...spectacle here, even in the best room. The lovelier half of the farmer takes delight in aiding her lord. " She layeth her hands to the spindle, and her hands hold the distaff. She looketh well to the ways of her household, and eateth not the bread of idleness." " But hold !" you...

...a field, and buyeth it : with the fruit of her hands she planteth a vineyard. She girdeth her loins with strength, and strengtheneth her arms. She perceiveth...to the spindle, and her hands hold the distaff. She is not afraid of the snow for her household ; for all her household are clothed with scarlet. She maketh...

...The careful matron has been accustomed to " seek wool and flax and work willingly with her hands ; she layeth her hands to the spindle and her hands hold the distaff." On Monday they have been employed in perfect dishabille, in washing their linen in their houses, and...

...Metam. lib. VI. С " She seeketh," says he, " wool and flax, and worketh willingly with her hands. She layeth her hands to the spindle, and her hands hold the distaff. She is not afraid of the snow for her household, for all her household are clothed with double garments.1...

...portion to her maidens. 1C She considereth a field, and a strength, and strengtheneth her arms. 18 She perceiveth that her merchandise is good : her candle goeth not out by night. 19 She layeth her bands to the spindle, and her hands bold the distaff. 20 She stretcheth out her hand...

...to spin and weave as it was in the days of King Solomon, who, describing an honorable woman says : " She layeth her hands to the spindle and her hands hold the distaff." "She looketh well to the ways of her household, and eateth not the bread of idleness." Or in the days when...

...says of the virtuous woman: " She seeketh wool and Flax, and worketh willingly with her hands. . . . She layeth her hands to the spindle, and her hands hold the distaff." Linen cloth is frequently named both in the Old and New Testaments; and we may conjecture, from the...