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Proverbs 31:3

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do not spend your strength on women, your vigor on those who ruin kings.

Proverbs 31:4

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"It is not for kings, O Lemuel- not for kings to drink wine, not for rulers to crave beer,

Proverbs 31:5

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lest they drink and forget what the law decrees, and deprive all the oppressed of their rights.

Proverbs 31:6

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Give beer to those who are perishing, wine to those who are in anguish;

Proverbs 31:7

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let them drink and forget their poverty and remember their misery no more.

Proverbs 31:8

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"Speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves, for the rights of all who are destitute.

Proverbs 31:9

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Speak up and judge fairly; defend the rights of the poor and needy." Epilogue: The Wife of Noble Character

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