Proverbs 31:1-9

21st Century King James Version

31 The words of King Lemuel, the prophecy that his mother taught him:

² What, my son? And what, the son of my womb? And what, the son of my vows?

³ Give not thy strength unto women, nor thy ways to that which destroyeth kings.

⁴ It is not for kings, O Lemuel — it is not for kings to drink wine, nor for princes strong drink,

⁵ lest they drink and forget the law, and pervert the judgment of any of the afflicted.

⁶ Give strong drink unto him that is ready to perish, and wine unto those that be of heavy hearts.

⁷ Let them drink and forget their poverty, and remember their misery no more.

⁸ Open thy mouth for the dumb, in the cause of all such as are appointed to destruction.

⁹ Open thy mouth, judge righteously, and plead the cause of the poor and needy.