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Proverbs 31:1-9 (Basic)

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¹ The words of Lemuel, king of Massa: the teaching which he had from his mother. ² What am I to say to you, O Lemuel, my oldest son? and what, O son of my body? and what, O son of my oaths? ³ Do not give your strength to women, or your ways to that which is the destruction of kings. ⁴ It is not for kings, O Lemuel, it is not for kings to take wine, or for rulers to say, Where is strong drink? ⁵ 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. ⁶ Give strong drink to him who is near to destruction, and wine to him whose soul is bitter: ⁷ Let him have drink, and his need will go from his mind, and the memory of his trouble will be gone. ⁸ Let your mouth be open for those who have no voice, in the cause of those who are ready for death. ⁹ Let your mouth be open, judging rightly, and give right decisions in the cause of the poor and those in need.

This passage relates to the following question(s):
(v. 1) Why does the Bible quote another book? Is this book inspired too? The Sayings of King Lemuel
(v. 6) Should we drink alcohol or not? Give beer to those who are perishing