Holy Scripture
Proverbs 31:1
A church father on this verse
“The words of King Lemuel, etc. Lemuel is interpreted as, "in whom is God." And he is the same who is spoken of above, called by the same name translated into Latin, "The vision which the man spoke, with whom is God." But the mother, who taught him this vision, is understood no better than as divine grace, which invisi…”
Source: Septuagint
Original
1My words have been spoken by God—the oracular answer of a king, whom his mother instructed.
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In context
— Proverbs 31:1 —
2What will you keep, my son, what? the words of God. My firstborn son, I speak to you: what? son of my womb? what? * son of my vows?
3Give not your wealth to women, nor your mind and living to remorse. Do all things with counsel: drink wine with counsel.