Proverbs 31:3

Modern

Do not spend your strength on women or your vigor on those who ruin kings.

Traditional

Give not thy strength unto women, nor thy ways to that which destroyeth kings.

Literal

Do not give your strength to the women, and your ways to wiping away kings.

Latin

Ne dederis mulieribus substantiam tuam, et divitias tuas ad delendos reges.

Hebrew

English

Do not spend your strength on women or your vigor on those who ruin kings.

The advice to avoid wasting energy on desire for women repeats earlier warnings (Proverbs 5; 6:20–35; 7:1–27).

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.

Deuteronomy 17:17
He must not take many wives for himself, lest his heart go astray. He must not accumulate for himself large amounts of silver and gold.
Nehemiah 13:26
Did not King Solomon of Israel sin in matters like this? There was not a king like him among many nations, and he was loved by his God, who made him king over all Israel—yet foreign women drew him into sin.
Proverbs 7:26–27
For she has brought many down to death; her slain are many in number.
Proverbs 5:9–11
…lest you concede your vigor to others, and your years to one who is cruel;
1 Kings 11:1
King Solomon, however, loved many foreign women along with the daughter of Pharaoh—women of Moab, Ammon, Edom, and Sidon, as well as Hittite women.
Hosea 4:11
…to promiscuity, wine, and new wine, which take away understanding.