Proverbs 31:4 - The Message4-7 “Leaders can’t afford to make fools of themselves, gulping wine and swilling beer, Lest, hung over, they don’t know right from wrong, and the people who depend on them are hurt. Use wine and beer only as sedatives, to kill the pain and dull the ache Of the terminally ill, for whom life is a living death. See the chapterMore versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 17694 It is not for kings, O Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine; Nor for princes strong drink: See the chapterAmplified Bible - Classic Edition4 It is not for kings, O Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine, or for rulers to desire strong drink, [Eccl. 10:17; Hos. 4:11.] See the chapterAmerican Standard Version (1901)4 It is not for kings, O Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine; Nor for princes to say, Where is strong drink? See the chapterCommon English Bible4 It isn’t for kings, Lemuel, it isn’t for kings to drink wine, for rulers to crave strong drink. See the chapterCatholic Public Domain Version4 Not to kings, O Lamuel, not to kings give wine. For there are no secrets where drunkenness reigns. See the chapter |