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Proverbs 31:1

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The words of King Lemuel, the burden that his mother taught him:

Proverbs 31:2

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What, my son? And what, the son of my womb? And what, the son of my vows?

Proverbs 31:3

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Do not give your strength to women, or your ways to that which wipes out kings.

Proverbs 31:4

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It is not for kings, O Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine, nor for princes to lust for fermented drink,

Proverbs 31:5

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that they not drink and forget what is decreed, and pervert the right of the sons of affliction.

Proverbs 31:6

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Give fermented drink to one perishing, and wine to the bitter of soul,

Proverbs 31:7

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

Proverbs 31:8

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Open your mouth for the dumb, in the cause of all the sons of those passing away.

Proverbs 31:9

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Open your mouth, judge righteously, and defend the poor and needy.

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