Proverbs 31:7
Let them drink and forget their poverty and remember their misery no more.
In context
4 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. 6 Let beer be for those who are perishing, wine for those who are in anguish! 7 Let them drink and forget their poverty and remember their misery no more. 8 Speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves, for the rights of all who are destitute. 9 Speak up and judge fairly; defend the rights of the poor and needy.
10 A wife of noble character who can find? She is worth far more than rubies.
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- KJV King James Version
— Proverbs 31:7 in the KJV
Let him drink, and forget his poverty, And remember his misery no more.
- ESV English Standard Version
— Proverbs 31:7 in the ESV
let them drink and forget their poverty and remember their misery no more.