Blessed art thou, O land, when thy king is the son of nobles, and thy princes eat in due season, for strength, and not for drunkenness!

Son of nobles - not merely in blood, but in virtue, the true nobility.

In due season - not until duty has first been attended to.

For strength - to refresh the body, not for revelry (included in "drunkenness").

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