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The Book of Proverbs, Chapter 31, Verse 5

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[It is] not for kings, O Lemuel, [it is] not for kings to drink wine; nor for princes strong drink:
King James Version
Lest they drink, and forget the law, and pervert the judgment of any of the afflicted.
American Standard Version
Lest they drink, and forget the law, And pervert the justice [due] to any that is afflicted.
New English Translation
lest they drink and forget what is decreed, and remove from all the poor their legal rights.
World English Bible
lest they drink, and forget the law, and pervert the justice due to anyone who is afflicted.
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Give strong drink unto him that is ready to perish, and wine unto those that be of heavy hearts.
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Let him drink, and forget his poverty, and remember his misery no more.
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Open thy mouth for the dumb in the cause of all such as are appointed to destruction.
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Open thy mouth, judge righteously, and plead the cause of the poor and needy.
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Who can find a virtuous woman? for her price [is] far above rubies.
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The heart of her husband doth safely trust in her, so that he shall have no need of spoil.
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She will do him good and not evil all the days of her life.
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She seeketh wool, and flax, and worketh willingly with her hands.
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She is like the merchants' ships; she bringeth her food from afar.
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She riseth also while it is yet night, and giveth meat to her household, and a portion to her maidens.