Proverbs 31:7

Modern

Let him drink and forget his poverty, and remember his misery no more.

Traditional

Let him drink, and forget his poverty, and remember his misery no more.

Literal

Let him drink and forget his poverty, and not remember his trouble anymore.

Latin

Bibant, et obliviscantur egestatis suæ, et doloris sui non recordentur amplius.

Hebrew

English

Let him drink and forget his poverty, and remember his misery no more.

Drinking too much wine dulls the senses. A king needs to stay alert and should not drink too much alcohol.

Lemuel, like Agur, might have been from Massa (see study note on Proverbs 30:1). Lemuel’s mother teaches him to control his desires, especially for women and alcohol, so he can rule fairly.
Besides this passage, we know nothing about Lemuel.

Ephesians 5:18
Do not get drunk on wine, which leads to reckless indiscretion. Instead, be filled with the Spirit.