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Proverbs 31:5-14 English Standard Version (ESV)

5. lest they drink and forget what has been decreedand pervert the rights of all the afflicted.

6. Give strong drink to the one who is perishing,and wine to those in bitter distress;

7. let them drink and forget their povertyand remember their misery no more.

8. Open your mouth for the mute,for the rights of all who are destitute.

9. Open your mouth, judge righteously, defend the rights of the poor and needy.

10. An excellent wife who can find?She is far more precious than jewels.

11. The heart of her husband trusts in her,and he will have no lack of gain.

12. She does him good, and not harm,all the days of her life.

13. She seeks wool and flax,and works with willing hands.

14. She is like the ships of the merchant;she brings her food from afar.