5. Lest he drink, and forget the decree, And change the judgment of any of the sons of affliction.
6. Give strong drink to the perishing, And wine to the bitter in soul,
7. He drinketh, and forgetteth his poverty, And his misery he remembereth not again.
8. Open thy mouth for the dumb, For the right of all sons of change.
9. Open thy mouth, judge righteously, Both the cause of the poor and needy!'
10. A woman of worth who doth find? Yea, far above rubies [is] her price.
11. The heart of her husband hath trusted in her, And spoil he lacketh not.
12. She hath done him good, and not evil, All days of her life.
13. She hath sought wool and flax, And with delight she worketh [with] her hands.
14. She hath been as ships of the merchant, From afar she bringeth in her bread.
15. Yea, she riseth while yet night, And giveth food to her household, And a portion to her damsels.
16. She hath considered a field, and taketh it, From the fruit of her hands she hath planted a vineyard.
17. She hath girded with might her loins, And doth strengthen her arms.
18. She hath perceived when her merchandise [is] good, Her lamp is not extinguished in the night.