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31 [a]The words of king Lemuel; the [b]oracle which his mother taught him.

What, my son? and what, O son of my womb?
And what, O son of my vows?
Give not thy strength unto women,
Nor thy ways to [c]that which destroyeth kings.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 31:1 Or, The words of Lemuel king of Massa, which etc. See 30:1 margin.
  2. Proverbs 31:1 Or, burden
  3. Proverbs 31:3 Or, as otherwise read, them that destroy