Proverbs 23
23
1When thou sittest to eat with a ruler, Thou considerest diligently that which [is] before thee,
2And thou hast put a knife to thy throat, If thou [art] a man of appetite.
3Have no desire to his dainties, seeing it [is] lying food.
4Labour not to make wealth, From thine own understanding cease, Dost thou cause thine eyes to fly upon it? Then it is not.
5For wealth maketh to itself wings, As an eagle it flieth to the heavens.
6Eat not the bread of an evil eye, And have no desire to his dainties,
7For as he hath thought in his soul, so [is] he, ‘Eat and drink,’ saith he to thee, And his heart [is] not with thee.
8Thy morsel thou hast eaten thou dost vomit up, And hast marred thy words that [are] sweet.
9In the ears of a fool speak not, For he treadeth on the wisdom of thy words.
10Remove not a border of olden times, And into fields of the fatherless enter not,
11For their Redeemer [is] strong, He doth plead their cause with thee.
12Bring in to instruction thy heart, And thine ear to sayings of knowledge.
13Withhold not from a youth chastisement, When thou smitest him with a rod he dieth not.
14Thou with a rod smitest him, And his soul from Sheol thou deliverest.
15My son, if thy heart hath been wise, My heart rejoiceth, even mine,
16And my reins exult when thy lips speak uprightly.
17Let not thy heart be envious at sinners, But — in the fear of Jehovah all the day.
18For, is there a posterity? Then thy hope is not cut off.
19Hear thou, my son, and be wise, And make happy in the way thy heart,
20Be not thou among quaffers of wine, Among gluttonous ones of flesh,
21For the quaffer and glutton become poor, And drowsiness clotheth with rags.
22Hearken to thy father, who begat thee, And despise not thy mother when she hath become old.
23Truth buy, and sell not, Wisdom, and instruction, and understanding,
24The father of the righteous rejoiceth greatly, The begetter of the wise rejoiceth in him.
25Rejoice doth thy father and thy mother, Yea, she that bare thee is joyful.
26Give, my son, thy heart to me, And let thine eyes watch my ways.
27For a harlot [is] a deep ditch, And a strange woman [is] a strait pit.
28She also, as catching prey, lieth in wait, And the treacherous among men she increaseth.
29Who hath woe? who hath sorrow? Who hath contentions? who hath plaint? Who hath wounds without cause? Who hath redness of eyes?
30Those tarrying by the wine, Those going in to search out mixed wine.
31See not wine when it showeth itself red, When it giveth in the cup its colour, It goeth up and down through the upright.
32Its latter end — as a serpent it biteth, And as a basilisk it stingeth.
33Thine eyes see strange women, And thy heart speaketh perverse things.
34And thou hast been as one lying down in the heart of the sea, And as one lying down on the top of a mast.
35‘They smote me, I have not been sick, They beat me, I have not known. When I awake — I seek it yet again!’
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Proverbs 23
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Saying 7
1When you sit to dine with a ruler,
note well what#23:1 Or who is before you,
2and put a knife to your throat
if you are given to gluttony.
3Do not crave his delicacies,
for that food is deceptive.
Saying 8
4Do not wear yourself out to get rich;
do not trust your own cleverness.
5Cast but a glance at riches, and they are gone,
for they will surely sprout wings
and fly off to the sky like an eagle.
Saying 9
6Do not eat the food of a begrudging host,
do not crave his delicacies;
7for he is the kind of person
who is always thinking about the cost.#23:7 Or for as he thinks within himself, / so he is; or for as he puts on a feast, / so he is
“Eat and drink,” he says to you,
but his heart is not with you.
8You will vomit up the little you have eaten
and will have wasted your compliments.
Saying 10
9Do not speak to fools,
for they will scorn your prudent words.
Saying 11
10Do not move an ancient boundary stone
or encroach on the fields of the fatherless,
11for their Defender is strong;
he will take up their case against you.
Saying 12
12Apply your heart to instruction
and your ears to words of knowledge.
Saying 13
13Do not withhold discipline from a child;
if you punish them with the rod, they will not die.
14Punish them with the rod
and save them from death.
Saying 14
15My son, if your heart is wise,
then my heart will be glad indeed;
16my inmost being will rejoice
when your lips speak what is right.
Saying 15
17Do not let your heart envy sinners,
but always be zealous for the fear of the Lord.
18There is surely a future hope for you,
and your hope will not be cut off.
Saying 16
19Listen, my son, and be wise,
and set your heart on the right path:
20Do not join those who drink too much wine
or gorge themselves on meat,
21for drunkards and gluttons become poor,
and drowsiness clothes them in rags.
Saying 17
22Listen to your father, who gave you life,
and do not despise your mother when she is old.
23Buy the truth and do not sell it—
wisdom, instruction and insight as well.
24The father of a righteous child has great joy;
a man who fathers a wise son rejoices in him.
25May your father and mother rejoice;
may she who gave you birth be joyful!
Saying 18
26My son, give me your heart
and let your eyes delight in my ways,
27for an adulterous woman is a deep pit,
and a wayward wife is a narrow well.
28Like a bandit she lies in wait
and multiplies the unfaithful among men.
Saying 19
29Who has woe? Who has sorrow?
Who has strife? Who has complaints?
Who has needless bruises? Who has bloodshot eyes?
30Those who linger over wine,
who go to sample bowls of mixed wine.
31Do not gaze at wine when it is red,
when it sparkles in the cup,
when it goes down smoothly!
32In the end it bites like a snake
and poisons like a viper.
33Your eyes will see strange sights,
and your mind will imagine confusing things.
34You will be like one sleeping on the high seas,
lying on top of the rigging.
35“They hit me,” you will say, “but I’m not hurt!
They beat me, but I don’t feel it!
When will I wake up
so I can find another drink?”
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