Holy Scripture
Proverbs 31:16
A church father on this verse
“[The text] speaks of the church as a virtuous soul possessing the tree of knowledge and the tree of life. [The church possesses] knowledge as the law, and life as the Word. For she herself [is the church] who came out of the rib of Christ and was found by her bridegroom to be a woman of sound mind and strength, guardi…”
Source: Septuagint
Original
16She views a farm, and buys it: And with the fruit of her hands she plants a possession.
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In context
14She is like a ship trading from a distance: So she procures her livelihood.
15And she rises by night, And gives food to her household, And appointed tasks to her maidens.
— Proverbs 31:16 —
17She strongly girds her loins, And strengthens her arms for work.
18And she finds by experience that working is good; And her candle goes not out all night.