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lest they drink and forget what has been decreed
    and pervert the rights of all the afflicted.
Give strong drink to one who is perishing
    and wine to those in bitter distress;
let them drink and forget their poverty
    and remember their misery no more.

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lest they drink(A) and forget what has been decreed,(B)
    and deprive all the oppressed of their rights.
Let beer be for those who are perishing,
    wine(C) for those who are in anguish!
Let them drink(D) and forget their poverty
    and remember their misery no more.

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