1 These are the wise sayings that King Lemuel’s mother taught him:
2 I prayed for a son, and you are the son I gave birth to.
3 Don’t waste your strength on women. Women destroy kings, so don’t waste yourself on them.
4 Lemuel, it is not wise for kings to drink wine. It is not wise for rulers to want beer.
5 They may drink too much and forget what the law says. Then they might take away the rights of the poor.