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Proverbs 31:7-9
New Catholic Bible
Proverbs 31:7-9
New Catholic Bible
7 Let him drink and forget his misfortune
and no longer remember his misery.
8 [a]Speak out for those who cannot speak for themselves,
and defend the rights of the destitute.
9 Speak out and pronounce righteous judgments;
defend the rights of the wretched and the poor.
Footnotes
- 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).