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Speak up and judge fairly.
    Speak up for the rights of those who are poor and needy.

The Excellent Woman

10 Who can find an excellent woman?
    She is worth far more than rubies.
11 Her husband trusts her completely.
    She gives him all the important things he needs.

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Speak up and judge fairly;
    defend the rights of the poor and needy.(A)

Epilogue: The Wife of Noble Character

10 [a]A wife of noble character(B) who can find?(C)
    She is worth far more than rubies.
11 Her husband(D) has full confidence in her
    and lacks nothing of value.(E)

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 31:10 Verses 10-31 are an acrostic poem, the verses of which begin with the successive letters of the Hebrew alphabet.