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Proverbs 31:4-6
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4 “It is not for kings, Lemuel.
    It is not for kings to drink wine or for rulers to crave liquor.
5 Otherwise, they drink and forget what they have decreed
    and change the standard of justice for all oppressed people.
6 Give liquor to a person who is dying
    and wine to one who feels resentful.

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Proverbs 31:4-6
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4 It is not for kings, Lemuel—
    it is not for kings to drink wine,(A)
    not for rulers to crave beer,
5 lest they drink(B) and forget what has been decreed,(C)
    and deprive all the oppressed of their rights.
6 Let beer be for those who are perishing,
    wine(D) for those who are in anguish!

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