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A Mother’s Warning

31 The words of King Lemuel, an oracle that his mother taught him:

O my son, O son of my womb,
O son of my vows,
do not give your vigor to women,
or your ways to what ruins kings.
It is not for kings, O Lemuel,
it is not for kings to drink wine,
or for rulers to crave strong drink,
lest they drink, forget what is decreed,
and pervert justice for all the oppressed.

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