The precious way that the writer of Proverbs 31's mommy appealed to the positive encouragement toward the good and away from evil. Not "don't do that!", but that is not fit for a young man of your position and ambition. This clearly gets more attention and causes greater affection than the former statement. It takes years to get to the point of motivating young people with this type of ambition to the good, better and best; as opposed to motivating them with threats and antagonism...
Help, Dear Lord.
"I will tell you, my son", she seems to say, "what happens to the people who are given to much drink..." They forget themselves and do all manner of silly things and no one ever forgets what they did, but them. She challenges her son to a higher calling and higher expectations of himself. You have a mission and you have a purpose to think about. You are the answer to prayer and God's got a very special plan for your life... I would that the children would get a vision of themselves included in the puzzle of the future. They may not be kings or priests or noblemen, but God's men are called to live at a higher standard.
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