When Ben-hadad heard this response, while he and the kings were drinking in their quarters, he said to his servants, ‘Take your positions.’ So they took their positions against the city.
Proverbs 31:5 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised Otherwise, he will drink, forget what is decreed, and pervert justice for all the oppressed. , Dugang nga mga bersyonKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Lest they drink, and forget the law, And pervert the judgment of any of the afflicted. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Lest they drink and forget the law and what it decrees, and pervert the justice due any of the afflicted. American Standard Version (1901) Lest they drink, and forget the law, And pervert the justice due to any that is afflicted. Common English Bible Otherwise, they will drink and forget the law, and violate the rights of the needy. Catholic Public Domain Version And perhaps they may drink and forget judgments, and alter the case of the sons of the poor. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And lest they drink and forget judgments, and pervert the cause of the children of the poor. |
When Ben-hadad heard this response, while he and the kings were drinking in their quarters, he said to his servants, ‘Take your positions.’ So they took their positions against the city.
‘You must not deny justice to a poor person among you in his lawsuit.
Acquitting the guilty and condemning the just – both are detestable to the Lord.
It is not good to show partiality to the guilty, denying an innocent person justice.
Woe to those who are heroes at drinking wine, who are champions at pouring beer,
who acquit the guilty for a bribe and deprive the innocent of justice.
‘You and your sons are not to drink wine or beer when you enter the tent of meeting, or else you will die; this is a permanent statute throughout your generations.
Moreover, wine betrays; an arrogant man is never at rest. He enlarges his appetite like Sheol, and like Death he is never satisfied. He gathers all the nations to himself; he collects all the peoples for himself.
Do not deny justice or show partiality to anyone. Do not accept a bribe, for it blinds the eyes of the wise and twists the words of the righteous.