4. A beggar’s request do not reject;do not turn your face away from the poor.
5. From the needy do not turn your eyes;do not give them reason to curse you.
6. If in their pain they cry out bitterly,their Rock will hear the sound of their cry.
7. Endear yourself to the assembly;before the city’s ruler bow your head.
8. Give a hearing to the poor,and return their greeting with deference;
9. Deliver the oppressed from their oppressors;right judgment should not be repugnant to you.
10. Be like a father to orphans,and take the place of a husband to widows.Then God will call you his child,and he will be merciful to you and deliver you from the pit.
11. Wisdom teaches her childrenand admonishes all who can understand her.
12. Those who love her love life;those who seek her out win the Lord’s favor.
13. Those who hold her fast will attain glory,and they shall abide in the blessing of the Lord.
14. Those who serve her serve the Holy One;those who love her the Lord loves.
15. “Whoever obeys me will judge nations;whoever listens to me will dwell in my inmost chambers.
16. If they remain faithful, they will possess me;their descendants too will inherit me.