Proverbs 31:1-6

¹The words of king Lemuel, the prophecy that his mother taught him:

²What, my son? and what, O son of my womb? and what, O son of my vows?

³Give not thy strength unto women, nor thy ways to them that destroy kings.

⁴It is not for kings, Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine, nor for rulers to say, Where is the strong drink?

⁵— lest they drink and forget the law, and pervert the judgment of any of the children of affliction.

⁶Give strong drink unto him that is ready to perish, and wine unto the bitter of soul: