New American Standard Bible 1995

Proverbs 31:4-7

4It is not forkingsלַֽמְלָכִ֨ים׀lam.la.KhimH4428,O Lemuelלְֽמוֹאֵ֗לle.mo.'ElH3927,It is not for kingsלַֽמְלָכִ֣יםlam.la.KhimH4428todrinkשֵׁכָֽר׃she.KharH7941wineיָ֑יִןYa.yinH3196,Or for rulersוּ֝לְרוֹזְנִ֗יםu.le.roz.NimH7336to desireH177strongH7941drinkשְׁתוֹ־she.tov-H8354,

5For they will drinkיִ֭שְׁתֶּהYish.tehH8354and forgetוְיִשְׁכַּ֣חve.yish.KachH7911what is decreedמְחֻקָּ֑קme.chu.KakH2710, AndpervertH8132therightsדִּ֣יןdinH1779of allכָּל־kol-H3605theafflictedבְּנֵי־ עֹֽנִי׃be.nei- 'O.niH1121 H6040.

6Giveתְּנוּ־te.nu-H5414strongשֵׁכָ֣רshe.KharH7941drinkH7941to him who isperishingלְאוֹבֵ֑דle.'o.VedH6,And wineוְ֝יַיִןVe.ya.yinH3196to himwhose lifeנָֽפֶשׁ׃Na.feshH5315is bitterלְמָ֣רֵיle.Ma.reiH4751.

7Let him drinkיִ֭שְׁתֶּהYish.tehH8354and forgetוְיִשְׁכַּ֣חve.yish.KachH7911his povertyרִישׁ֑וֹri.ShoH7389And rememberיִזְכָּר־yiz.kor-H2142his troubleוַ֝עֲמָל֗וֹva.'a.ma.LoH5999noלֹ֣אlo'H3808moreעֽוֹד׃odH5750.

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