5. And perhaps they may drink and forget judgments, and alter the case of the sons of the poor.
6. Give strong drink to the grieving, and wine to those who are bitter in soul.
7. Let them drink, and forget their needs, and remember their sorrow no more.
8. Open your mouth for the mute and for all the cases of the sons who are passing through.
9. Open your mouth, declare what is just, and do justice to the indigent and the poor.
10. Who shall find a strong woman? Far away, and from the furthest parts, is her price.
11. The heart of her husband confides in her, and he will not be deprived of spoils.
12. She will repay him with good, and not evil, all the days of her life.
13. She has sought wool and flax, and she has worked these by the counsel of her hands.
14. She has become like a merchant's ship, bringing her bread from far away.
15. And she has risen in the night, and given a prey to her household, and provisions to her maids.
16. She has considered a field and bought it. From the fruit of her own hands, she has planted a vineyard.
17. She has wrapped her waist with fortitude, and she has strengthened her arm.
18. She has tasted and seen that her tasks are good; her lamp shall not be extinguished at night.