It is not for kings, Lemuel—
    it is not for kings to drink wine,(A)
    not for rulers to crave beer,

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It is not for kings, O Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine; nor for princes strong drink:

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(A)It is not for kings, O Lemuel,
It is not for kings to drink wine,
Nor for princes intoxicating drink;

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lest they drink(A) and forget what has been decreed,(B)
    and deprive all the oppressed of their rights.

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

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(A)Lest they drink and forget the law,
And pervert the justice of all [a]the afflicted.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 31:5 Lit. sons of affliction