John Trapp on Proverbs 31:13
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Proverbs31:13
Verſ. 13. She ſeeketh wool and flax] This was held no ſhame for Salomons wife. Auguſtus Caeſar taught his Daughters to Spin and Card: hee wore no Garments but what his Wife and Daughters made him. The like is reported of Charls the great. Spinſter they ſay is a term given the greateſt women in our Law. Rebecca was a dainty Cook, ſo was Thamar Davids daughter, 2 Sam. 13. By Mahomets Law, the grand Turk himſelf muſt be of ſome trade.
And worketh willingly with her hands] As if her hands did deſire to doe, what ſhe put them to doe: for ſo the Original ſoundeth; She worketh with the will of her hands. The vulgar renders it, with the counſel of her hands, as if her hands were oculatae. She diſcreetly and cheerfully rids her work, with fervour and fore-caſt.
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