Proverbs 31:8-10

Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition

⁸Open your mouth for the dumb,
for the rights of all who are left desolate.^[a]
⁹Open your mouth, judge righteously,
maintain the rights of the poor and needy.

Ode to a Capable Wife

¹⁰A good wife who can find?
She is far more precious than jewels.

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Proverbs 31:8 Heb are sons of passing away

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