Proverbs 31:1-9 (New Revised Standard)
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The words of King Lemuel. An oracle that his mother taught him:
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No, my son! No, son of my womb! No, son of my vows!
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Do not give your strength to women, your ways to those who destroy kings.
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It is not for kings, O Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine, or for rulers to desire a strong drink;
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or else they will drink and forget what has been decreed, and will pervert the rights of all the afflicted.
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Give strong drink to one who is perishing, and wine to those in bitter distress;
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let them drink and forget their poverty, and remember their misery no more.
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Speak out for those who cannot speak, for the rights of all the destitute. b
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Speak out, judge righteously, defend the rights of the poor and needy.
New Revised Standard Version Bible, copyright 1989, Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved. (New Revised Standard Bible Version Online)
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