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for if in bitterness of soul he calls down a curse upon you, his Creator will hear his prayer.
7
Make yourself beloved in the congregation; bow your head low to a great man.
8
Incline your ear to the poor, and answer him peaceably and gently.
9
Deliver him who is wronged from the hand of the wrongdoer; and do not be fainthearted in judging a case.
10
Be like a father to orphans, and instead of a husband to their mother; you will then be like a son of the Most High, and he will love you more than does your mother.
Revised Standard Version of the Bible, copyright 1952 [2nd edition, 1971] by the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved.