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Proverbs 31:4

NETBible	It is not for kings,¹ O Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine,² or for rulers to crave strong drink,³
NIV © biblegateway Pro 31:4	"It is not for kings, O Lemuel—not for kings to drink wine, not for rulers to crave beer,
NASB © biblegateway Pro 31:4	It is not for kings, O Lemuel, It is not for kings to drink wine, Or for rulers to desire strong drink,
NLT © biblegateway Pro 31:4	And it is not for kings, O Lemuel, to guzzle wine. Rulers should not crave liquor.
MSG © biblegateway Pro 31:4	"Leaders can't afford to make fools of themselves, gulping wine and swilling beer,
BBE © SABDAweb Pro 31:4	It is not for kings, O Lemuel, it is not for kings to take wine, or for rulers to say, Where is strong drink?
NRSV © bibleoremus Pro 31:4	It is not for kings, O Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine, or for rulers to desire strong drink;
NKJV © biblegateway Pro 31:4	It is not for kings, O Lemuel, It is not for kings to drink wine, Nor for princes intoxicating drink;
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KJV	[It is] not for kings <04428>_, O Lemuel <03927>_, [it is] not for kings <04428> to drink <08354> (8800) wine <03196>_; nor for <0335> (8675) <0176> princes <07336> (8802) strong drink <07941>_:
NASB © biblegateway Pro 31:4	It is not for kings <04428> , O Lemuel <03927> , It is not for kings <04428> to drink <07941> wine <03196> , Or for rulers <07336> to desire <0177> strong <07941> drink <08354> ,
LXXM	meta <3326> PREP boulhv <1012> N-GSF panta <3956> A-APN poiei <4160> V-PAD-2S meta <3326> PREP boulhv <1012> N-GSF oinopotei {V-PAD-2S} oi <3588> T-NPM dunastai <1413> N-NPM yumwdeiv {A-NPM} eisin <1510> V-PAI-3P oinon <3631> N-ASM de <1161> PRT mh <3165> ADV pinetwsan <4095> V-PAD-3P
NET [draft] ITL	It is not <0408> for kings <04428> , O Lemuel <03927> , it is not <0408> for kings <04428> to drink <08354> wine <03196> , or <0176> for rulers <07336> to crave strong drink <07941> ,
HEBREW	rks <07941> *ya {wa} <0176> Mynzwrlw <07336> Nyy <03196> wts <08354> Myklml <04428> la <0408> lawml <03927> Myklml <04428> la (31:4) <0408>

NETBible

It is not for kings,¹ O Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine,² or for rulers to crave strong drink,³

NET Notes

¹tn Heb “[It is] not for kings.”

²sn This second warning for kings concerns the use of alcohol. If this passage is meant to prohibit any use of alcohol by kings, it would be unheard of in any ancient royal court. What is probably meant is an excessive and unwarranted use of alcohol, or a troubling need for it, so that the meaning is “to drink wine in excess” (cf. NLT “to guzzle wine”; CEV “should not get drunk”). The danger, of course, would be that excessive use of alcohol would cloud the mind and deprive a king of true administrative ability and justice.

³tn Here “strong drink” probably refers to barley beer (cf. NIV, NCV “beer”).