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Proverbs 31:1-9 (TNIV)
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1 2 Listen, my son! Listen, son of my womb! Listen, my son, the answer to my prayers! 3 Do not spend your strength on women, your vigor on those who ruin kings. 4 5 lest they drink and forget what has been decreed, and deprive all the oppressed of their rights. 6 Let beer be for those who are perishing, wine for those who are in anguish! 7 Let them drink and forget their poverty and remember their misery no more. 8 Speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves, for the rights of all who are destitute. 9 Speak up and judge fairly; defend the rights of the poor and needy.
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
