- The words of king Lemuel, the prophecy that his mother taught him.
- What, my son? and what, the son of my womb? and what, the son of my vows?
- Give not thy strength unto women, nor thy ways to that which destroyeth kings.
- It is not for kings, O Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine; nor for princes strong drink:
- Lest they drink, and forget the law, and pervert the judgment of any of the afflicted.
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- The sayings of King Lemuel--an oracle his mother taught him:
- "O my son, O son of my womb, O son of my vows,
- do not spend your strength on women, your vigor on those who ruin kings.
- "It is not for kings, O Lemuel-- not for kings to drink wine, not for rulers to crave beer,
- lest they drink and forget what the law decrees, and deprive all the oppressed of their rights.
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