“What, my son? and what, the son of my womb? and what, the son of my vows?”
It is not for kings, O Lemuel—not for kings to drink wine, not for rulers to crave beer—a warning against drunkenness in leadership, establishing that impaired judgment in power is catastrophic. The theological significance involves the principle of the necessity of clarity in authority.
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