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Proverbs 31:1-3
New Living Translation

The Sayings of King Lemuel

31 The sayings of King Lemuel contain this message,[a] which his mother taught him.

2 O my son, O son of my womb,
    O son of my vows,
3 do not waste your strength on women,
    on those who ruin kings.

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  1. 31:1 Or of Lemuel, king of Massa; or of King Lemuel, an oracle.
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