Many daughters have done well, but you have outdone them.

The husband and children of the Eishes Chayil praise her (Rashi), by saying that many women have accomplished a lot, but the Eishes Chayil has done better than they (Metzudas David).

Some women have only some of these qualities, but you have them all. Some women are able to earn much money ("chayil"), but you were also able to raise good children, do and teach kindness, and be more G-d-fearing than all of them (Me’am Lo’ez).

[It is possible to find some good in other areas such as science, but the Torah’s wisdom is certainly the most useful - (Metzudas David.)]

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