2 O my son, O son of my womb,O son of my vows,
3 Do not give your strength to women,nor your ways to that which ruins kings.
4 It is not for kings, O Lemuel,it is not for kings to drink wine,or for rulers to crave strong drink,
5 lest they drink and forget what is decreed,and remove from all the poor their legal rights.
6 Give strong drink to the one who is perishing,and wine to those who are bitterly distressed;
7 let them drink and forget their poverty,and remember their misery no more.
8 Open your mouth on behalf of those unable to speak,for the legal rights of all the dying.