Let him drink so that he can forget his poverty
and remember his trouble no more.(A)
Speak up[a] for those who have no voice,[b](B)
for the justice of all who are dispossessed.[c]
Speak up,[d] judge righteously,(C)
and defend the cause of[e] the oppressed and needy.(D)

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 31:8 Lit Open your mouth
  2. Proverbs 31:8 Lit who are mute
  3. Proverbs 31:8 Lit all the sons of passing away
  4. Proverbs 31:9 Lit Open your mouth
  5. Proverbs 31:9 Lit and justice for

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