Rights

If he takes another wife, he must not reduce the food, clothing, or marital rights of his first wife.

Then Samuel explained to the people the rights of kingship. He wrote them on a scroll and laid it up before the LORD. And Samuel sent all the people away, each to his own home.

Defend the cause of the weak and fatherless; uphold the rights of the afflicted and oppressed.

They have grown fat and sleek, and have excelled in the deeds of the wicked. They have not taken up the cause of the fatherless, that they might prosper; nor have they defended the rights of the needy.

But I have not used any of these rights. And I am not writing this to suggest that something be done for me. Indeed, I would rather die than let anyone nullify my boast.

What then is my reward? That in preaching the gospel I may offer it free of charge, and so not use up my rights in preaching it.