Proverbs 31:5 - The Scriptures 1998

Lest they drink and forget the law, And pervert the right of all the afflicted.

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Lest they drink, and forget the law, And pervert the judgment of any of the afflicted.

Lest they drink and forget the law and what it decrees, and pervert the justice due any of the afflicted.

Lest they drink, and forget the law, And pervert the justice due to any that is afflicted.

Otherwise, they will drink and forget the law, and violate the rights of the needy.

And perhaps they may drink and forget judgments, and alter the case of the sons of the poor.

And lest they drink and forget judgments, and pervert the cause of the children of the poor.