...gates.' And then surely she hath a work to do, that must praise her in the gates. ' She stretcheth forth her hands to the poor ; yea, she reacheth forth her hands to the needy.' Prov. xxxi. And must she not then have something of the outward to do it withal ? ' She opens her mouth...

...more than we can believe that inspiration should honor the counsel given by the mother of Solomon, "She layeth her hands to the spindle, and her hands hold the distaff," and that in these modern times there should be such a complete reversal of all laws as to justify the...

...Word of God, where it is said of the virtuous wife, Prov. xxxi. 20, that ' she stretcheth out her hand to the poor; yea, she reacheth forth her hands to the needy.' If God hath made this her duty," he adds, "then he hath given her this right and power, because the...

...strengtheneth her arms. She perceiveth that her merchandise is good ; her candle goeth not out by night. She layeth her hands to the spindle, and her hands hold the distafF. She stretcheth out her hand to the poor, yea, she reacheth forth her hands to the needy. She is not afraid of the snow for...

...employment. " She maketh herself," says Solomon, " coverings of tapestry; her candle goeth not out by night. She layeth her hands to the spindle, and her hands hold the distaff §." There is a passage in Virgil which affords a beautiful illustration of this description of the...

...by the women in the general oblation ? v. 25, 26. Thus the virtuous woman of Solomon, Prov. 31. 19.' She layeth her hands to the spindle, and her hands hold the distaff.' So in the early history of the church, the Christian tabernacle, there were ' women which labored in...

...no need of spoil. She will do him good and not evil all the days of her life. She layeth her hand to the distaff. She stretcheth out her hands to the poor, yea she reacheth forth her hands to the needy. Her husband is known in the gates, when he sitteth among the elders of the land. Strength and honor...

...neighborhood, as well as attending the common and special means of grace. In a word it might be said of her, " she layeth her hands to the spindle, and her hands hold the distaff. She stretcheth out her hand to the poor, yea, she reacheth forth her hands to the needy. She openeth her mouth with wisdom...

...strengtheneth her arms. 9 She perceiveth that her merchandise is good: her candle goeth not out by night. 10 She layeth her hands to the spindle, and her hands hold the distafF. 11 She stretcheth out her hand to the poor; yea, she reacheth forth her hands to the needy. 12 She...

...this is here made part of the character of the virtuous woman, verse 20 She ttrelcheth forth her hand to the poor ; yea, she reacheth forth her hands to the needy. Her prudence and diligence find out the poor and needy, the proper objects of her charity, and she...