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

¹ The words of King Lemuel, the prophecy which his mother taught him.

² What, my son? And what, the son of my womb? And what, the son of my vows? ³ Do not give your strength to women, nor your ways to that which destroys kings. ⁴ It is not for kings, O Lemuel, not for kings to drink wine; nor for princes to lust for strong drink; ⁵ lest they drink, and forget the law, and pervert the judgment of any of the afflicted. ⁶ Give strong drink to him who is ready to perish, and wine to those who are of heavy hearts. ⁷ Let him drink, and forget his poverty, and remember his misery no more. ⁸ Open your mouth for the dumb, for the cause of all the sons of those passing away. ⁹ Open your mouth, judge righteously, and plead the cause of the poor and needy.