⁴ “Kings should not drink wine, Lemuel,
    and rulers should not ·desire [crave] ·beer [^Tstrong drink; ^Calcoholic beverage made from grain; 20:1; 23:19–21, 29–35].
⁵ If they drink, they might forget the ·law [decrees]
    and ·keep the needy from getting their rights [violate the rights of the needy].
⁶ Give ·beer [^Tstrong drink; v. 4] to people who are ·dying [perishing]
    and wine to those ·who are sad [who have bitter hearts].
⁷ Let them drink and forget their ·need [poverty]
    and remember their ·misery [or hard work] no more [Eccl. 2:24–26; 3:12–14, 22; 5:18–20; 8:15; 9:7–10].