How blessed is the land whose king was born into the royal family! How blessed if its princes eat and drink at the proper time! How blessed if they eat and drink to become strong and not to get drunk!

邦国啊，你的王若是贵胄之子，你的群臣按时吃喝，为要补力，不为酒醉，你就有福了！

邦国啊，你的君王若是贵族之子，你的群臣按时吃喝，是为强身，不为酒醉，你就有福了！

邦国啊，你的君王若是贵族之子，你的群臣按时吃喝，是为强身，不为酒醉，你就有福了！

一国之君若英明尊贵，他的臣宰为了强身健体而节制饮食，不酗酒宴乐，那国就有福了！

邦国啊，如果你的王是贵冑之子，而你的大臣又按时吃喝，为要得力，不为醉酒，你就有福了。

邦国啊，如果你的王出身尊贵，你的群臣适时吃喝，为要身体有力，而不是酗酒，你就蒙福了！

邦國啊，你的王若是貴冑之子，你的羣臣按時吃喝，為要補力，不為酒醉，你就有福了！

邦國啊，你的君王若是貴族之子，你的羣臣按時吃喝，是為強身，不為酒醉，你就有福了！

邦國啊，你的君王若是貴族之子，你的羣臣按時吃喝，是為強身，不為酒醉，你就有福了！

一國之君若英明尊貴，他的臣宰為了強身健體而節制飲食，不酗酒宴樂，那國就有福了！

邦國啊，如果你的王是貴冑之子，而你的大臣又按時吃喝，為要得力，不為醉酒，你就有福了。

國家呀，你的王若是個貴族之子，你的大臣若按時喫喝，為補力，不是為了喝醉，你就有福了！

邦國啊，如果你的王出身尊貴，你的群臣適時吃喝，為要身體有力，而不是酗酒，你就蒙福了！

王出世胄、牧伯飲食以時、以補精力、不致沉湎、斯邦福矣、

器大者為王、則群臣飲食以時、惟補其力、不敢沉湎、而邦必安矣。

國歟、如爾之王乃君子、群臣飲食以時、惟補其力、不致沈湎、則爾福矣、

Blessed is the land whose king is of noble birth and whose princes eat at a proper time— for strength and not for drunkenness.

Happy are you, O land, when your king is the son of the nobility, and your princes feast at the proper time, for strength, and not for drunkenness!

Happy is the land whose king is a noble leader and whose leaders feast at the proper time to gain strength for their work, not to get drunk.

Blessed are you, land, when your king is a son of nobles and your princes feast at the proper time— for strength and not for drunkenness.

Blessed are you, land whose king is of nobility, and whose princes eat at the appropriate time— for strength and not for drunkenness.

Blessed are you, O land, when your king is the son of nobles, And your princes feast at the proper time— For strength and not for drunkenness!

Happy art thou, O land, when thy king is the son of nobles, and thy princes eat in due season, for strength, and not for drunkenness!

Blessed are you, land, when your king is a son of nobles and your princes feast at the proper time— for strength and not for drunkenness.

Blessed[ art] thou, O land, when thy king[ is] the son of nobles, and thy princes eat in due season, for strength, and not for drunkenness!

Blessed are you, O land, when your king is the son of nobility, and your princes feast at the proper time– with self-control and not in drunkenness.

Happy are you, land, when your king is the son of nobles, and your princes eat in due season, for strength, and not for drunkenness!

Lemuel, it isn’t good for kings to drink wine. It isn’t good for rulers to long for beer.If they do, they might drink and forget what has been commanded. They might take away the rights of all those who are treated badly.

Use the silver to buy anything you like. It can be cattle or sheep. It can be any kind of wine. In fact, it can be anything else you wish. Then you and your family can eat there in the sight of the Lord your God. You can be filled with joy.

Their leader will be one of their own people. Their ruler will rise up from among them. I will bring him near. And he will come close to me. He will commit himself to serve me,” announces the Lord.

Foolish people are given many important jobs. Rich people are given unimportant ones.I’ve seen slaves on horseback. I’ve also seen princes who were forced to walk as if they were slaves.

How terrible it will be for those who get up early in the morning to start drinking! How terrible for those who stay up late at night until they are drunk with wine!

A country has many rulers when its people don’t obey. But an understanding ruler knows how to keep order.A ruler who treats poor people badly is like a pounding rain that leaves no crops.