Proverbs 31:4-7
New American Standard Bible
4 It is not for (A)kings, Lemuel,
It is not for kings to (B)drink wine,
Or for rulers to desire intoxicating drink,
5 Otherwise they will drink and forget what is decreed,
And (C)pervert the [a]rights of all the [b]needy.
6 Give intoxicating drink to one who is (D)perishing,
And wine to one [c](E)whose life is bitter.
7 Let him drink and forget his poverty,
And remember his trouble no more.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 31:5 Lit judgment
- Proverbs 31:5 Lit sons of affliction
- Proverbs 31:6 Lit bitter of soul
Proverbs 31:4-7
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
4 It is not for kings, O Lemuel,
it is not for kings to drink wine
or for rulers to desire[a] strong drink,(A)
5 lest they drink and forget what has been decreed
and pervert the rights of all the afflicted.
6 Give strong drink to one who is perishing
and wine to those in bitter distress;
7 let them drink and forget their poverty
and remember their misery no more.
Footnotes
- 31.4 Cn: Heb where
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