Eshet Chayil

A Woman of Valor

Eshet Chayil

A woman of valor who can findEshet chayil mi yimtza
Her worth is far beyond pearlsverachok mip'ninim michrah
Her husband's heart trusts in herbatach bah lev ba'alah
And he shall lack no fortuneveshalal lo yech'sar.
She does him good and not harmGemalat'hu tov ve'lo ra
All the days of her lifekol yemei (yemei) chayeiha
She seeks out wool and flaxdarshah tzemer ufish'tim
And cheerfully does the work of her handsvata'as bechefetz kapeiha

She is like a merchant fleetHaytah ka'oniot socher
She brings her food from afarmimerchak tavi lach'mah
She rises while it is still nightvetakam be'od lailah
And supplies provisions for her householdvatiten teref leveitah
And a portion for her maidservantsvechok lena'aroteiha
She considers a field and buys itzam'mah sadeh vatikachehu
From her earnings she plants a vineyardmipri chapeiha nat'ah karem
She girds her loins with strengthchag'rah be'oz motneiha
And makes her arms strongvate'ametz zro'oteiha.