Proverbs 31:1-9 - The Oracle Of King Lemuel

¹ The words of King Lemuel, the oracle, which his mother taught him:

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What, O my son?
And what, O son of my womb?
And what [shall I advise you], O son of my vows?
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Do not give your [generative] strength to women [neither foreign wives in marriages of alliances, nor concubines],
Nor your ways to that which destroys kings.
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It is not for kings, O Lemuel,
It is not for kings to drink wine,
Or for rulers to desire strong drink,
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Otherwise they drink and forget the law and its decrees,
And pervert the rights and justice of all the afflicted.
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Give strong drink [as medicine] to him who is ready to pass away,
And wine to him whose life is bitter.
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Let him drink and forget his poverty
And no longer remember his trouble.
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Open your mouth for the mute,
For the rights of all who are unfortunate and defenseless;
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Open your mouth, judge righteously,
And administer justice for the afflicted and needy.