אֵֽשֶׁת־חַ֭יִל מִ֣י יִמְצָ֑א וְרָחֹ֖ק מִפְּנִינִ֣ים מִכְרָֽהּ׃
Heureux qui a rencontré une femme vaillante! Elle est infiniment plus précieuse que les perles.
Zohar
R. Jose took the next verse: “She doeth him good and not evil all the days of her life”. ‘She provides good for the world, for the temple of the King and those who frequent it. When is this? When those “days of the heaven” shine upon her and unite with her fitly, these being then the “days of her life”, because the Tree of Life has sent to her life and shines upon her.’ Said R. Abba: ‘All this is well said, and all these verses can be applied to the Community of Israel.’