Proverbs 31:14

She bringeth her food from afar. — Looks for opportunities of buying cheaply at a distance from home, instead of paying a larger price on the spot.

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From afar — By the sale of her home — spun commodities she purchases the choicest goods which come from far countries.

¹⁴ She is like the merchants' ships; she bringeth her food from afar.

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Proverbs 31:14