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The Teaching of King Lemuel’s Mother

31 The words of Lemuel, king of Massa,[a] which his mother taught him:

What, my son? What, son of my womb?
    What, son of my vows?
Give not your strength to women,
    your ways to those who destroy kings.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 31:1 Or King Lemuel, the oracle

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