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Proverbs 31:5

โ€œLest they drink, and forget the law, and pervert the judgment of any of the afflicted.โ€

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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.

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