⁵ But my mouth would encourage you;
    comfort^(A) from my lips would bring you relief.^(B)

¹⁶ I was a father to the needy;^(A)
    I took up the case^(B) of the stranger.^(C)

²⁵ I chose the way for them and sat as their chief;^(A)
    I dwelt as a king^(B) among his troops;
    I was like one who comforts mourners.^(C)

¹⁷ Learn to do right;^(A) seek justice.^(B)
    Defend the oppressed.^[a](C)
Take up the cause of the fatherless;^(D)
    plead the case of the widow.^(E)