Proverbs:31:1-9

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

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