Proverbs 31:1-9 Reading
Advises on: do not spend strength on women, drinking beer, wine, speak up for…, judge fairly-rights-poor and needy.
Proverbs 31:1-9
[1]These are the solemn words which King Lemuel’s mother said to him:
[2]“You are my own dear son, the answer to my prayers. What shall I tell you?
[3]Don’t spend all your energy on sex and all your money on women; they have destroyed kings.
[4]Listen, Lemuel. Kings should not drink wine or have a craving for alcohol.
[5]When they drink, they forget the laws and ignore the rights of people in need.
[6]Alcohol is for people who are dying, for those who are in misery.
[7]Let them drink and forget their poverty and unhappiness.
[8]“Speak up for people who cannot speak for themselves. Protect the rights of all who are helpless.
[9]Speak for them and be a righteous judge. Protect the rights of the poor and needy.”