Proverbs 31:8-10

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⁸Speak up^[a] for those who have no voice,^[b]^(A)
for the justice of all who are dispossessed.^[c]
⁹Speak up, judge righteously,^(B)
and defend the cause of the oppressed and needy.^(C)

In Praise of a Wife of Noble Character

¹⁰Who can find a wife of noble character?^[d]^(D)
She is far more precious than jewels.^[e]

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Footnotes

31:8 Lit Open your mouth, also in v. 9
31:8 Lit who are mute
31:8 Lit all the sons of passing away
31:10 Or a wife of quality, or a capable wife
31:10 Vv. 10–31 form an acrostic.

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