KJV:
It is not for kings, O Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine; nor for princes strong drink:
NASB:
It is not for kings, O Lemuel, It is not for kings to drink wine, Or for rulers to desire strong drink,
KJV:
Lest they drink, and forget the law, and pervert the judgment of any of the afflicted.
NASB:
For they will drink and forget what is decreed, And pervert the rights of all the afflicted.
KJV:
Let him drink, and forget his poverty, and remember his misery no more.
NASB:
Let him drink and forget his poverty And remember his trouble no more.
KJV:
There is nothing better for a man, than that he should eat and drink, and that he should make his soul enjoy good in his labour. This also I saw, that it was from the hand of God.
NASB:
There is nothing better for a man than to eat and drink and tell himself that his labor is good. This also I have seen that it is from the hand of God.
KJV:
And also that every man should eat and drink, and enjoy the good of all his labour, it is the gift of God.
NASB:
moreover, that every man who eats and drinks sees good in all his labor-- it is the gift of God.
KJV:
Behold that which I have seen: it is good and comely for one to eat and to drink, and to enjoy the good of all his labour that he taketh under the sun all the days of his life, which God giveth him: for it is his portion.
NASB:
Here is what I have seen to be good and fitting: to eat, to drink and enjoy oneself in all one's labor in which he toils under the sun during the few years of his life which God has given him; for this is his reward.
KJV:
Then I commended mirth, because a man hath no better thing under the sun, than to eat, and to drink, and to be merry: for that shall abide with him of his labour the days of his life, which God giveth him under the sun.
NASB:
So I commended pleasure, for there is nothing good for a man under the sun except to eat and to drink and to be merry, and this will stand by him in his toils throughout the days of his life which God has given him under the sun.
KJV:
Go thy way, eat thy bread with joy, and drink thy wine with a merry heart; for God now accepteth thy works.
NASB:
Go then, eat your bread in happiness and drink your wine with a cheerful heart; for God has already approved your works.
KJV:
I am come into my garden, my sister, my spouse: I have gathered my myrrh with my spice; I have eaten my honeycomb with my honey; I have drunk my wine with my milk: eat, O friends; drink, yea, drink abundantly, O beloved.
NASB:
"I have come into my garden, my sister, my bride; I have gathered my myrrh along with my balsam. I have eaten my honeycomb and my honey; I have drunk my wine and my milk. Eat, friends; Drink and imbibe deeply, O lovers."