Do not spend your strength on women and drink wine

Proverbs 31:1-9

The sayings of King Lemuel—an inspired utterance his mother taught him. Do not spend your strength on women, your vigor on those who ruin kings.

It is not for kings, Lemuel— it is not for kings to drink wine, not for rulers to crave beer,
5 lest they drink and forget what has been decreed, and deprive all the oppressed of their rights. Let beer be for those who are perishing, wine for those who are in anguish! Let them drink and forget their poverty and remember their misery no more.

Speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves, for the rights of all who are destitute. Speak up and judge fairly; defend the rights of the poor and needy.

Why?

Do not send your strength on women, it is a waste of our life and time.

To be a king or a leader keep away from wine, for it drunk may forget the decreed and oppressed of their rights.

To be a king should speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves, for their position are low and destitute

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v1-9母親勸兒子為王之道。這位王的名字利慕伊勒王是奉獻給神的意思。v3-5消極面： 不要把自己放在聲色權馬中，不要貪杯，以致不能按律法行公義。酒抑制人的判斷力。酒也有正面價值，減輕臨終者的痛苦，減輕憂鬱者，當作藥！

v8-9 積極的一面，口才不好的人要有人為他們伸冤。

v9-31 講才德的婦人，工作忙整日，照顧家人。擔負起家中的家計，似乎她丈夫什麼事也不做。他丈夫在城門口與本地的長老同坐，為眾人所認識。她丈夫是倍受尊重的人。她的外表讓人看來有威儀，有身份。世上那有這樣的婦女呢? 箴言在談智慧的化身，即這個才德婦人。這樣的智慧婦人，只有耶穌配得。神沒有性別，耶穌以男性出現在世上。神有男子與女人兩種性格與智慧。最後是為了神的榮耀！耶穌基督就是才德的婦人，照顧我們！

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How?

Do the righteousness and help the needy is the real love and honor the holy name of the Lord.