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Proverbs 31:2-4
New Catholic Bible
Proverbs 31:2-4
New Catholic Bible
2 O my son, O son of my womb,
O son of my vows!
3 Do not surrender your vigor to women
or consort with those who cause the ruin of kings.[a]
4 It is not for kings, O Lemuel,
not for kings to drink wine,
not for princes to crave strong liquor,[b]
Footnotes
- Proverbs 31:3 A warning against sexual misconduct (see Prov 5:9-11; 1 Ki 11:1; Neh 13:26).
- Proverbs 31:4 A warning against drunkenness (see note on Prov 20:16; see also Eccl 10:16-17; Hos 7:5).