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Proverbs 31:3

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Do not give, to women, thy strength, nor thy ways, to them who ruin 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 dignitaries, to desire strong drink,

Proverbs 31:5

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Lest he drink, and forget that which is decreed, and alter the plea of any who are sorely oppressed.

Proverbs 31:6

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Give strong drink, to him that is perishing, and wine, to such as are embittered in soul:

Proverbs 31:7

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Let him drink, and forget his poverty, and, his wearying toil, let him remember no more.

Proverbs 31:8

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Open thy mouth for the dumb, for the cause of all the children of the departed.

Proverbs 31:9

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Open thy mouth - judge righteously, - and administer justice for the poor and the needy.

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