World English Bible
"It is not for kings, Lemuel; it is not for kings to drink wine; nor for princes to say, 'Where is strong drink?'"
— Proverbs 31:4, World English Bible
“It is not for kings, O Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine; nor for princes strong drink:”
“It is not for kings, O Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine; Nor for princes to say, Where is strong drink? ”
“It is not for kings, O Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine, or for rulers to crave strong drink,”
“Give not to kings, O Lamuel, give not wine to kings: because there is no secret where drunkenness reigneth:”
“It is not for kings, O Lemuel, it is not for kings to take wine, or for rulers to say, Where is strong drink?”
“It is not for kings, O Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine; nor for princes strong drink:”
The words of king Lemuel; the oracle which his mother taught him.
"Oh, my son! Oh, son of my womb! Oh, son of my vows!
Don't give your strength to women, nor your ways to that which destroys kings.
It is not for kings, Lemuel; it is not for kings to drink wine; nor for princes to say, 'Where is strong drink?'
lest they drink, and forget the law, and pervert the justice due to anyone who is afflicted.
Give strong drink to him who is ready to perish; and wine to the bitter in soul:
Let him drink, and forget his poverty, and remember his misery no more.