Parallel Bible results for "proverbios 23:1-5"

Proverbios 23:1-5

1 CUANDO te sentares á comer con algún señor, Considera bien lo que estuviere delante de ti;

1 When you sit to dine with a ruler, note well what is before you,

2 Y pon cuchillo á tu garganta, Si tienes gran apetito.

2 and put a knife to your throat if you are given to gluttony.

3 No codicies sus manjares delicados, Porque es pan engañoso

3 Do not crave his delicacies, for that food is deceptive.

4 No trabajes por ser rico; Pon coto á tu prudencia

4 Do not wear yourself out to get rich; do not trust your own cleverness.

5 ¿Has de poner tus ojos en las riquezas, siendo ningunas? Porque hacerse han alas, Como alas de águila, y volarán al cielo.

5 Cast but a glance at riches, and they are gone, for they will surely sprout wings and fly off to the sky like an eagle.

The Reina-Valera Antigua (1602) is in the public domain.