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.
11
Wisdom exalts her sons and gives help to those who seek her.
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.