Speak up[a] for those who have no voice,[b](A)
for the justice of all who are dispossessed.[c]
Speak up,[d] judge righteously,(B)
and defend the cause of[e] the oppressed and needy.(C)

In Praise of a Capable Wife

10 Who can find a capable wife?[f](D)
She is far more precious than jewels.[g]

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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
  6. Proverbs 31:10 Or a wife of quality, or a wife of noble character
  7. Proverbs 31:10 Vv. 10-31 form an acrostic.

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