Proverbs 31:1-9
The Sayings for King Lemuel

1 The words of king Lemuel, the prophecy that his mother taught him.

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2 What, my son? and what, the son of my womb? and what, the son of my vows?

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3 Give not thy strength unto women, nor thy ways to that which destroyeth kings.

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4 [It is] not for kings, O Lemuel, [it is] not for kings to drink wine; nor for princes strong drink:

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5 Lest they drink, and forget the law, and pervert the judgment of any of the afflicted.

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6 Give strong drink unto him that is ready to perish, and wine unto those that be of heavy hearts.

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7 Let him drink, and forget his poverty, and remember his misery no more.

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8 Open thy mouth for the dumb in the cause of all such as are appointed to destruction.

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9 Open thy mouth, judge righteously, and plead the cause of the poor and needy.

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