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Give strong drink to someone about to die,
    wine to someone in anguish.
Let him drink and forget his misfortune
    and no longer remember his misery.
    [a]Speak out for those who cannot speak for themselves,
    and defend the rights of the destitute.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 31:8 As the defender of the poor, the king is a representative of God (see Prov 16:10; Job 29:12-17; Ps 82:3; Isa 1:17).