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Proverbs 31:5-7
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5 Lest they drink and forget the law and what it decrees, and pervert the justice due any of the afflicted.

6 Give strong drink [as medicine] to him who is ready to pass away, and wine to him in bitter distress of heart.

7 Let him drink and forget his poverty and [seriously] remember his want and misery no more.

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Proverbs 31:5-7
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5 lest they drink(A) and forget what has been decreed,(B)
    and deprive all the oppressed of their rights.
6 Let beer be for those who are perishing,
    wine(C) for those who are in anguish!
7 Let them drink(D) and forget their poverty
    and remember their misery no more.

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