Give not thy strength unto women, [a]nor thy ways which is to destroy kings.

It is not for kings, O Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine, nor for princes [b]strong drink,

Lest he drink and forget the decree, and change the judgment of all the children of affliction.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 31:3 Meaning, that women are the destruction of kings, if they haunt them.
  2. Proverbs 31:4 That is, the King must not give himself to wantonness, and neglect of his office, which is to execute judgment.

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