Bible in Basic English
"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?"
— Proverbs 31:2, Bible in Basic English
“What, my son? and what, the son of my womb? and what, the son of my vows?”
“ What, my son? and what, O son of my womb? And what, O son of my vows? ”
“"Oh, my son! Oh, son of my womb! Oh, son of my vows!”
“O my son, O son of my womb, O son of my vows,”
“What, O my beloved, what, O the beloved of my womb, what, O the beloved of my vows?”
“What, my son? and what, the son of my womb? and what, the son of my vows?”
The words of Lemuel, king of Massa: the teaching which he had from his mother.
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?
Do not give your strength to women, or your ways to that which is the destruction of kings.
It is not for kings, O Lemuel, it is not for kings to take wine, or for rulers to say, Where is strong drink?
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.