“Open your mouth for the mute, etc. For the cause of the poor, who cannot speak for themselves in judgment, remember to speak, and take care to defend those who, with the view of the heavenly fatherland, strive to pass more quickly through this life's way. Otherwise, it commands to open the mouth for the mute people of…”
Bede, 8th c. — Commentary on Proverbs
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8Open thy mouth for the dumb in the cause of all such as are appointed to destruction.
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6Give strong drink unto him that is ready to perish, and wine unto those that be of heavy hearts.
7Let him drink, and forget his poverty, and remember his misery no more.
— Proverbs 31:8 —
9Open thy mouth, judge righteously, and plead the cause of the poor and needy.
10Who can find a virtuous woman? for her price is far above rubies.