4. It is not for kings, O Lemuel, It is not for kings to drink wine, Or for rulers to desire strong drink,
5. For they will drink and forget what is decreed, And pervert the rights of all the afflicted.
6. Give strong drink to him who is perishing, And wine to him whose life is bitter.
7. Let him drink and forget his poverty And remember his trouble no more.
8. Open your mouth for the mute, For the rights of all the unfortunate.
9. Open your mouth, judge righteously, And defend the rights of the afflicted and needy.
10. An excellent wife, who can find? For her worth is far above jewels.
11. The heart of her husband trusts in her, And he will have no lack of gain.
12. She does him good and not evil All the days of her life.
13. She looks for wool and flax And works with her hands in delight.
14. She is like merchant ships; She brings her food from afar.
15. She rises also while it is still night And gives food to her household And portions to her maidens.
16. She considers a field and buys it; From her earnings she plants a vineyard.
17. She girds herself with strength And makes her arms strong.