2   What, my son? and what, the son of my womb? and what, the son of my vows?
bar¹²⁴⁸ bar¹²⁴⁸ beten⁹⁹⁰ bar¹²⁴⁸ neder⁵⁰⁸⁸

3   Give not thy strength unto women, nor thy ways to that which destroyeth kings.
nathan⁵⁴¹⁴ chayil²⁴²⁸ 'ishshah⁸⁰² derek¹⁸⁷⁰ machah⁴²²⁹ melek⁴⁴²⁸

4   It is not for kings, O Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine; nor for princes strong drink:
melek⁴⁴²⁸ Lmuw'el³⁹²⁷ melek⁴⁴²⁸ shathah⁸³⁵⁴ yayin³¹⁹⁶ razan⁷³³⁶ shekar⁷⁹⁴¹

5   Lest they drink, and forget the law, and pervert the judgment of any of the afflicted.
shathah⁸³⁵⁴ shakach⁷⁹¹¹ chaqaq²⁷¹⁰ shanah⁸¹³⁸ duwn¹⁷⁷⁹ ben¹¹²¹

6   Give strong drink unto him that is ready to perish, and wine unto those that be of heavy hearts.
nathan⁵⁴¹⁴ shekar⁷⁹⁴¹ 'abad⁶ yayin³¹⁹⁶ mar⁴⁷⁵¹ nephesh⁵³¹⁵

7   Let him drink, and forget his poverty, and remember his misery no more.
shathah⁸³⁵⁴ shakach⁷⁹¹¹ reysh⁷³⁸⁹ zakar²¹⁴² `amal⁵⁹⁹⁹

8   Open thy mouth for the dumb in the cause of all such as are appointed to destruction.
pathach⁶⁶⁰⁵ peh⁶³¹⁰ 'illem⁴⁸³ duwn¹⁷⁷⁹ ben¹¹²¹ chalowph²⁴⁷⁵

9   Open thy mouth, judge righteously, and plead the cause of the poor and needy.
pathach⁶⁶⁰⁵ peh⁶³¹⁰ shaphat⁸¹⁹⁹ tsedeq⁶⁶⁶⁴ diyn¹⁷⁷⁷ `aniy⁶⁰⁴¹ 'ebyown³⁴

10   Who can find a virtuous woman? for her price is far above rubies.
matsa'⁴⁶⁷² chayil²⁴²⁸ 'ishshah⁸⁰² meker⁴³⁷⁷ rachowq⁷³⁵⁰ paniyn⁶⁴⁴³