Proverbs 31:7-9

New Catholic Bible

⁷ Let him drink and forget his misfortune
    and no longer remember his misery.
^{8     [a]}Speak out for those who cannot speak for themselves,
    and defend the rights of the destitute.
⁹ Speak out and pronounce righteous judgments;
    defend the rights of the wretched and the poor.