Zhēnyán 31:9

9 Nǐ dāng kāikǒu àn gōngyì pànduàn , wèi kùnkǔ hé qióngfá de biàn qū .

Zhēnyán 31:9 Meaning and Commentary

Proverbs 31:9

Open thy mouth, judge righteously
Having heard the cause, pronounce a righteous sentence; deliver it freely and impartially, with all readiness and boldness, not caring for the censures of wicked and unjust men; and plead the cause of the poor and needy;
who are oppressed by the rich, cannot plead for themselves, nor fee others to plead for them; do thou do it freely and faithfully. Thus as Lemuel's mother cautions him against women and wine, she advises him to do the duties of his office in administering impartial justice to all, and particularly in being the advocate and judge of the indigent and distressed.

Zhēnyán 31:9 In-Context

7 Ràng tāmen hē le , jiù wàngjì tāde pínqióng , bú zaì jìniàn tāde kǔchǔ .

8 Nǐ dāng wèi yǎba ( huò zuò bùnéng zì biàn de ) kāikǒu , wéi yīqiè gū dú de shēnyuān .

9 Nǐ dāng kāikǒu àn gōngyì pànduàn , wèi kùnkǔ hé qióngfá de biàn qū .

10 Cái dé de fùrén , shuí néng dé zhaó ne , tāde jiàzhí shēng guo zhēnzhū .

11 Tā zhàngfu xīnli yǐkào tā , bì bù quē shǎo lì yì .