World English Bible
Proverbs 31:6
“Give strong drink to him who is ready to perish; and wine to the bitter in soul:”
Verse in context — Proverbs 31
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It is not for kings, Lemuel; it is not for kings to drink wine; nor for princes to say, 'Where is strong drink?
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lest they drink, and forget the law, and pervert the justice due to anyone who is afflicted.
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Give strong drink to him who is ready to perish; and wine to the bitter in soul:
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Let him drink, and forget his poverty, and remember his misery no more.
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Open your mouth for the mute, in the cause of all who are left desolate.