1 The words of king Lemuel; the revelation which his mother taught him.
2 “Oh, my son!Oh, son of my womb!Oh, son of my vows!
3 Don’t give your strength to women,nor your ways to that which destroys kings.
4 It is not for kings, Lemuel;it is not for kings to drink wine;nor for princes to say, ‘Where is strong drink?’
5 lest they drink, and forget the decree,and pervert the justice due to anyone who is afflicted.
6 Give strong drink to him who is ready to perish;and wine to the bitter in soul: