Proverbs 31:7-16

⁷Let them drink so they can forget their poverty, and not remember their troubles any longer.

⁸Speak up for those who have no voice, for the rights of those marginalized by society.

⁹Speak up and judge fairly; defend the poor and destitute.

¹⁰Who can find a strong, capable wife? She's worth more than jewels!

¹¹Her husband has complete confidence in her, and with her he'll never be poor.

¹²She brings him good, not evil, all her life.

¹³She gets wool and flax, and with her eager hands turns them into clothes.

¹⁴Like a merchant's ship, she brings food from far away.

¹⁵She gets up while it's still dark to make breakfast for her family, and to plan what her servant girls need to do.

¹⁶She looks at a field, and decides to buy it; from the money she's earned she buys a vineyard.