⁹ the chief men refrained from speaking^(A)
    and covered their mouths with their hands;^(B)
10 the voices of the nobles were hushed,^(C)
    and their tongues stuck to the roof of their mouths.^(D)
11 Whoever heard me spoke well of me,
    and those who saw me commended me,^(E)
12 because I rescued the poor^(F) who cried for help,
    and the fatherless^(G) who had none to assist them.^(H)
13 The one who was dying blessed me;^(I)
    I made the widow’s^(J) heart sing.
¹⁴ I put on righteousness^(K) as my clothing;
    justice was my robe and my turban.^(L)
15 I was eyes^(M) to the blind
    and feet to the lame.^(N)
16 I was a father to the needy;^(O)
    I took up the case^(P) of the stranger.^(Q)
17 I broke the fangs of the wicked
    and snatched the victims^(R) from their teeth.^(S)

¹⁸ “I thought, ‘I will die in my own house,
    my days as numerous as the grains of sand.^(T)
19 My roots will reach to the water,^(U)
    and the dew will lie all night on my branches.^(V)
20 My glory will not fade;^(W)
    the bow^(X) will be ever new in my hand.’^(Y)