Proverbi 23:32

32 Alla fine, esso morde come un serpente e punge come un basilisco.

Proverbi 23:32 Meaning and Commentary

Proverbs 23:32

At the last it biteth like a serpent
Though it goes down sweetly, yet it leaves a sting behind it, intemperately drank; a nausea in the stomach, a stink in the breath, pains and giddiness in the head, weakness in the eyes, trembling in the members of the body, palsy, gout, and other distempers, very painful and grievous to be bore; and, what is worse, if the conscience is awakened, sharp and cutting reflections there; and, without true repentance, torments intolerable in the world to come; and stingeth like an adder;
or "spreads" ^F21, or separates and scatters; that is, its poison. So the Vulgate Latin version, "diffuseth poisons as a basilisk", or "cockatrice"; the Targum and Syriac version,

``as a serpent which flies;''

it signifies the same as before.

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FOOTNOTES:

F21 (vrpy) "jecur diffindet", Schultens.

Proverbi 23:32 In-Context

30 Per chi s’indugia a lungo presso il vino, per quei che vanno a gustare il vin drogato.

31 Non guardare il vino quando rosseggia, quando scintilla nel calice e va giù così facilmente!

32 Alla fine, esso morde come un serpente e punge come un basilisco.

33 I tuoi occhi vedranno cose strane, il tuo cuore farà dei discorsi pazzi.

34 Sarai come chi giace in mezzo al mare, come chi giace in cima a un albero di nave.