Proverbs 31:2-4

New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition

² No, my son! No, son of my womb!
    No, son of my vows!
³ Do not give your strength to women,
    your ways to those who destroy kings.
⁴ It is not for kings, O Lemuel,
    it is not for kings to drink wine,
    or for rulers to desire^[a] strong drink;