...was the ordinary and chosen 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...

...hands she planteth a vineyard. 8 She girdeth her loins with strength, and 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...

...; and 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...

...of art has smnewhat changed her occupation, yet the general duty is still essentially the same — ' She layeth her hands to the spindle, and her hands...She stretcheth out her hand to the poor, yea, she rcacheth forth her hands to the needy — She is not afraid of the snow for her household ; for all...

...-ways of her household, and eateth not the bread of idleness, her candle goeth not out by night, but layeth her hands to the spindle, and her hands hold the distaff," behold the wicked monster of a husband, under some lying pretext, deserting her amiable society whole...

...fruit of her hands she planteth a vineyard. She girdcth her loins with strength, and strengtheneth her arms. She perceiveth that her merchandise is good...to the spindle, and her hands hold the distaff. She stretchcth out her hand to the poor 1 yea, she reacheth forth her hands to the needy. She is not afraid...

...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, an,d her hands hold the distaff. She stretcheth oat her hand to the poor, yea, she reacheth forth her hand to the needy. — > Her husband is known...

...her husband doth safely trust in her ; 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 stretcheth forth her hand to the poor ; vea, she reacheth forth her hands to the needy. Her husband is known in...

...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 strelcheth out her hands to the poor : yea, she reacheth forth her hands to the needy. Her husband...