Bible in Basic English
"Give strong drink to him who is near to destruction, and wine to him whose soul is bitter:"
— Proverbs 31:6, Bible in Basic English
“Give strong drink unto him that is ready to perish, and wine unto those that be of heavy hearts.”
“Give strong drink unto him that is ready to perish, And wine unto the bitter in soul: ”
“Give strong drink to him who is ready to perish; and wine to the bitter in soul:”
“Give strong drink to them that are sad; and wine to them that are grieved in mind:”
“Give strong drink unto him that is ready to perish, and wine unto those that be of heavy hearts.”
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.
Give strong drink to him who is near to destruction, and wine to him whose soul is bitter:
Let him have drink, and his need will go from his mind, and the memory of his trouble will be gone.
Let your mouth be open for those who have no voice, in the cause of those who are ready for death.
Let your mouth be open, judging rightly, and give right decisions in the cause of the poor and those in need.