⁴ It is not for kings, Lemuel—
    it is not for kings to drink wine,^(A)
    not for rulers to crave beer,
⁵ lest they drink^(B) and forget what has been decreed,^(C)
    and deprive all the oppressed of their rights.
⁶ Let beer be for those who are perishing,
    wine^(D) for those who are in anguish!
⁷ Let them drink^(E) and forget their poverty
    and remember their misery no more.

⁹ Speak up and judge fairly;
    defend the rights of the poor and needy.^(A)