Proverbs 31:4-14

4 It is not for kings, L'mu'el, not for kings to drink wine; it is not for rulers to ask, "Where can I find strong liquor?"
5 For they may drink, then forget what has been decreed, and pervert the justice due to the poor.
6 Give strong liquor to one who is perishing, wine to the deeply depressed;
7 let him drink, forget his poverty and cease to remember his troubles.
8 Speak up for those who can't speak for themselves, for the rights of all who need an advocate.
9 Speak up, judge righteously, defend the cause of the poor and the needy.
10 Who can find a capable wife? Her value is far beyond that of pearls.
11 Her husband trusts her from his heart, and she will prove a great asset to him.
12 She works to bring him good, not harm, all the days of her life.
13 She procures a supply of wool and flax and works with willing hands.
14 She is like those merchant vessels, bringing her food from far away.

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