Sirach 4:8-10

Common English Bible

⁸ Listen to the poor,
    and reply with peaceful
    and gentle speech.
⁹ Set the wronged free
from the hand of the wrongdoer,
    and don’t be timid
    when you give judgment.
¹⁰ Be like a parent to orphans,
    and take care of their mothers
    as you would your own wife or husband.
    Do this, and you will be like a child
    of the Most High,
    and God will love you
    more than your own mother does.