Proverbs 31:1-5 ▼

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

2 O my son, O son of my womb, O son of my vows,

3 Do not give your strength to women, nor your ways to that which ruins kings.

4 It is not for kings, O Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine, or for rulers to crave strong drink,

5 lest they drink and forget what is decreed, and remove from all the poor their legal rights.