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Proverbs 31:3-5
Jubilee Bible 2000

3 Do not give thy strength nor thy ways unto the women who destroy kings.

4 It is not for kings, O Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine; nor is beer for princes

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

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Proverbs 31:3-5
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3 Do not spend your strength[a] on women,
    your vigor on those who ruin kings.(A)

4 It is not for kings, Lemuel—
    it is not for kings to drink wine,(B)
    not for rulers to crave beer,
5 lest they drink(C) and forget what has been decreed,(D)
    and deprive all the oppressed of their rights.

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  1. Proverbs 31:3 Or wealth
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