Proverbs 31:8

English Standard Version

⁸^(A)Open your mouth for the mute,
for the rights of all who are destitute.^[a]

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Proverbs 31:8 Hebrew are sons of passing away

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Proverbs 31:9

English Standard Version

⁹Open your mouth, ^(A)judge righteously,
^(B)defend the rights of ^(C)the poor and needy.

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