Proverbs 31:1-7 in English

¹ The words of king Lemuel; the oracle which his mother taught him.

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

³ Give not thy strength unto women, Nor thy ways to that which destroyeth kings.

⁴ It is not for kings, O 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 law, And pervert the justice due to any that is afflicted.

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

⁷ Let him drink, and forget his poverty, And remember his misery no more.

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

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

³ Give not thy strength unto women, nor thy ways to that which destroyeth kings.

⁴ It is not for kings, O Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine; nor for princes strong drink:

⁵ Lest they drink, and forget the law, and pervert the judgment of any of the afflicted.

⁶ Give strong drink unto him that is ready to perish, and wine unto those that be of heavy hearts.

⁷ Let him drink, and forget his poverty, and remember his misery no more.

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

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

³ Give not thy strength unto women, nor thy ways to that which destroyeth kings.

⁴ It is not for kings, O Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine; nor for princes strong drink:

⁵ Lest they drink, and forget the law, and pervert the judgment of any of the afflicted.

⁶ Give strong drink unto him that is ready to perish, and wine unto those that be of heavy hearts.

⁷ Let him drink, and forget his poverty, and remember his misery no more.

¹ My words have been spoken by God—the oracular answer of a king, whom his mother instructed.

² What will you keep, my son, what? the words of God. My firstborn son, I speak to you: what? son of my womb? what? son of my vows?

³ Give not your wealth to women, nor your mind and living to remorse. Do all things with counsel: drink wine with counsel.

⁴ Princes are prone to anger: let them then not drink wine:

⁵ lest they drink, and forget wisdom, and be not able to judge the poor rightly.

⁶ Give strong drink to those that are in sorrow, and the wine to drink to those in pain:

⁷ that they may forget their poverty, and may not remember their troubles any more.

¹ The words of king Lemuel; the oracle which his mother taught him.

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

³ Give not thy strength unto women, nor thy ways to that which destroyeth kings.

⁴ It is not for kings, O 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 law, and pervert the judgment of any that is afflicted.

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

⁷ Let him drink, and forget his poverty, and remember his misery no more.

¹ These are sayings/messages that God gave to King Lemuel's mother, and which his mother taught him:

² You are my son; I gave birth to you RHQ; you are the son that God gave me in answer to my prayers.

³ Do not exhaust your energy having sex EUP with women to whom you are not married, with women who ruin kings by having sex with them.

⁴ Lemuel, kings should not be constantly drinking wine or greatly desire to drink other strong/alcoholic drinks.

⁵ If they do that, they forget the laws that they have made, and they do not do what is right for poor/afflicted people.

⁶ Give strong/alcoholic drinks to those who are dying and to those who are ◄greatly distressed/suffering very much►.

⁷ If they drink, they will forget that they are poor, and they will not think about their distress/troubles anymore.

¹ My words have been spoken by God—the oracular answer of a king, whom his mother instructed.

² What will you keep, my son, what? the words of God. My firstborn son, I speak to you: what? son of my womb? what? son of my vows?

³ Give not your wealth to women, nor your mind and living to remorse. Do all things with counsel: drink wine with counsel.

⁴ Princes are prone to anger: let them then not drink wine:

⁵ lest they drink, and forget wisdom, and be not able to judge the poor rightly.

⁶ Give strong drink to those that are in sorrow, and the wine to drink to those in pain:

⁷ that they may forget their poverty, and may not remember their troubles any more.

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 law, 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.

⁷ Let him drink, and forget his poverty, and remember his misery no more.

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 law, 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.

⁷ Let him drink, and forget his poverty, and remember his misery no more.

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 law, 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.

⁷ Let him drink, and forget his poverty, and remember his misery no more.

¹ The words of Lemuel, king of Massa: the teaching which he had from his mother.

² What am I to say to you, O Lemuel, my oldest son? and what, O son of my body? and what, O son of my oaths?

³ Do not give your strength to women, or your ways to that which is the destruction of kings.

⁴ It is not for kings, O Lemuel, it is not for kings to take wine, or for rulers to say, Where is strong drink?

⁵ For fear that through drinking they may come to have no respect for the law, wrongly judging the cause of those who are in trouble.

⁶ Give strong drink to him who is near to destruction, and wine to him whose soul is bitter:

⁷ Let him have drink, and his need will go from his mind, and the memory of his trouble will be gone.

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

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

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

⁴ It 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.

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

⁷ let him drink, and forget his poverty, and remember his misery no more.

¹ The words of king Lamuel. The vision wherewith his mother instructed him.

² What, O my beloved, what, O the beloved of my womb, what, O the beloved of my vows?

³ Give not thy substance to women, and thy riches to destroy kings.

⁴ Give not to kings, O Lamuel, give not wine to kings: because there is no secret where drunkenness reigneth:

⁵ And lest they drink and forget judgments, and pervert the cause of the children of the poor.

⁶ Give strong drink to them that are sad: and wine to them that are grieved in mind:

⁷ Let them drink, and forget their want, and remember their sorrow no more.

¹ These are the words of King Lemuel, an oracle, taught to him by his mother.

² What shall I tell you, my son?—the son I gave birth to, the son given in response to my vows.

³ Don't waste your strength sleeping with women, those that bring down kings.

⁴ Lemuel, kings shouldn't be drinking wine, rulers shouldn't be drinking alcohol.

⁵ For if they drink, they'll forget what the law says, and pervert the rights of those who are suffering.

⁶ Give alcohol to those who are dying, and wine to those who are in terrible distress.

⁷ Let them drink so they can forget their poverty, and not remember their troubles any longer.

¹ THE WORDS OF KING LEMUEL: The prophecie which his mother taught him.

² What my sonne! and what ye sonne of my wombe! and what, O sonne of my desires!

³ Giue not thy strength vnto women, nor thy wayes, which is to destroy Kings.

⁴ It is not for Kings, O Lemuel, it is not for Kings to drink wine nor for princes strog drinke,

⁵ Lest he drinke and forget the decree, and change the iudgement of all the children of affliction.

⁶ Giue ye strong drinke vnto him that is readie to perish, and wine vnto them that haue griefe of heart.

⁷ Let him drinke, that he may forget his pouertie, and remember his miserie no more.

¹ The words of king Lemuel; the burden wherewith his mother corrected him.

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

³ Give not thy strength unto women, nor thy ways to that which destroyeth kings.

⁴ It is not for kings, O Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine: nor for princes to say: 'Where is strong drink?'

⁵ Lest they drink, and forget that which is decreed, and pervert the justice due to any that is afflicted.

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

⁷ Let him drink, and forget his poverty, and remember his misery no more.

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

² What, my son? and what, the son of my womb? And what, the son of my vows?

³ Give not thy strength unto women, Nor thy ways to that which destroyeth kings.

⁴ It is not for kings, O Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine; Nor for princes strong drink:

⁵ Lest they drink, and forget the law, And pervert the judgment of any of the afflicted.

⁶ Give strong drink unto him that is ready to perish, And wine unto those that be of heavy hearts.

⁷ Let him drink, and forget his poverty, And remember his misery no more.

¹ The words of king Lemuel, the prophecy with which his mother instructed him.

² What hast thou done, O my son: and what, O son of my body? and what, O son of my vows?

³ Give not unto women thy vigor, nor thy ways to those that ruin kings.

⁴ Not for kings, O Lemoel, not for kings it is fitting to drink wine, nor for princes, strong drink:

⁵ Lest either might drink, and forget what is written in the law, and pervert the cause of all the afflicted.

⁶ Give strong drink unto him that is ready to perish, and wine unto those who have an embittered soul.

⁷ Let such a one drink, and forget his poverty, and remember his trouble no more.

¹ The words given to King Lemuel; the prophecy which his mother taught him.

² What, O my son! and what, O son of my womb! Yea, what, O son of my vows! shall I say to thee?

³ Give not thy strength to women, Nor thy ways to that which destroyeth kings!

⁴ It is not for kings, O Lemuel! It is not for kings to drink wine, Nor for princes to desire strong drink;

⁵ Lest they drink, and forget the law, And pervert the rights of any of the afflicted.

⁶ Give strong drink to him who is ready to perish, And wine to him that hath a heavy heart;

⁷ Let him drink and forget his poverty, And remember his misery no more!

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 law, 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:

⁷ Let him drink, and forget his poverty, and remember his misery no more.

¹ The words of King Lemuel—an instruction his mother taught him.

² What, my son? What is it, son of my womb? What do you want, son of my vows?

³ Do not give your strength to women, or your ways to those who destroy kings.

⁴ It is not for kings, Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine, or for rulers to crave strong drink,

⁵ because when they drink they forget what has been decreed, and pervert the rights of all the afflicted.

⁶ Give strong drink to a person who is perishing and wine to those in bitter distress.

⁷ He will drink and he will forget his poverty and he will not remember his trouble.

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 law, 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.

⁷ Let him drink, and forget his poverty, and remember his misery no more.

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 law, 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.

⁷ Let him drink, and forget his poverty, and remember his misery no more.

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

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

³ Give not thy strength to women, nor thy ways to that which destroyeth kings.

⁴ It is not for kings, O Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine; nor for princes strong drink:

⁵ Lest they drink, and forget the law, and pervert the judgment of any of the afflicted.

⁶ Give strong drink to him that is ready to perish, and wine to those that are of heavy hearts.

⁷ Let him drink, and forget his poverty, and remember his misery no more.

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.

⁷ Let him drink, and forget his poverty, and remember his misery no more.

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.

⁷ Let him drink, and forget his poverty, and remember his misery no more.

¹ The words of Lemuel, the king; the vision by which his mother taught him.

² What, my darling? what, the darling of my womb? what, the darling of my desires?

³ Give thou not thy chattel or thy substance to women, and thy riches to do away kings.

⁴ A! Lemuel, do not thou give wine to kings; for no privacy there is, where drunkenness reigneth.

⁵ Lest peradventure they drink, and forget dooms, and change the cause of the sons of a poor man.

⁶ Give ye cider to them that mourn, and wine to them that be of bitter soul.

⁷ Drink they, and forget they their neediness; and think they no more on their sorrow.

¹ The words of Lemuel, the king; the vision by which his mother taught him.

² What, my darling? what, the darling of my womb? what, the darling of my desires? (What, my darling? what is it, the darling of my womb? what is it, the answer to my prayers?)

³ Give thou not thy chattel to women (or Give thou not all thy substance to women), and thy riches to do away kings.

⁴ A! Lemuel, do not thou give wine to kings; for no private there is, where drunkenness reigneth. (O Lemuel! do not thou give wine to kings; for there is no secret place, where drunkenness can reign.)

⁵ Lest peradventure they drink, and forget dooms, and change the cause of the sons of a poor man. (Lest perhaps they drink, and forget justice, and pervert the cause of the poor.)

⁶ Give ye cider to them that mourn, and wine to them that be of bitter soul.

⁷ Drink they, and forget they their neediness; and think they no more on their sorrow.

¹ Words of Lemuel a king, a declaration that his mother taught him:

² 'What, my son? and what, son of my womb? And what, son of my vows?

³ Give not to women thy strength, And thy ways to wiping away of kings.

⁴ Not for kings, O Lemuel, Not for kings, to drink wine, And for princes a desire of strong drink.

⁵ Lest he drink, and forget the decree, And change the judgment of any of the sons of affliction.

⁶ Give strong drink to the perishing, And wine to the bitter in soul,

⁷ He drinketh, and forgetteth his poverty, And his misery he remembereth not again.