- The sayings of King Lemuel--an oracle his mother taught him:
- "O my son, O son of my womb, O son of my vows,
- do not spend your strength on women, your vigor on those who ruin kings.
- "It is not for kings, O Lemuel-- not for kings to drink wine, not for rulers to crave beer,
- lest they drink and forget what the law decrees, and deprive all the oppressed of their rights.
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- 利慕伊勒王的言语,是他母亲教训他的真言。
- 我的儿阿,我腹中生的儿阿,我许愿得的儿阿,我当怎样教训你呢。
- 不要将你的精力给妇女,也不要有败坏君王的行为。
- 利慕伊勒阿,君王喝酒,君王喝酒不相宜。王子说,浓酒在那里也不相宜。
- 恐怕喝了就忘记律例,颠倒一切困苦人的是非。
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