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Proverbs 31:5

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5Lest they drink, and forget the law,

And †pervert the judgment †of any of the afflicted.

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Footnotes

  1. †Heb. alter. Ps. 89:34. Je. 2:36 (Heb.). So ch. 24:21 marg.
  2. †Heb. of all the sons of affliction. So ver. 8.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

lest they drink and forget what has been decreed

and pervert the rights of all the afflicted.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

lest they drink and forget what has been decreed,

and deprive all the oppressed of their rights.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Otherwise, he will drink,

forget what is decreed,

and pervert justice for all the oppressed.

NLTNew Living Translation

For if they drink, they may forget the law

and not give justice to the oppressed.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Or else he will drink and forget what has been decreed,

and he will pervert the rights of all the afflicted.