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Proverbs 23

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

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

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

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

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.

6 Do not eat the food of a begrudging host, do not crave his delicacies;

7 for he is the kind of person who is always thinking about the cost.“Eat and drink,” he says to you, but his heart is not with you.

8 You will vomit up the little you have eaten and will have wasted your compliments.

9 Do not speak to fools, for they will scorn your prudent words.

10 Do not move an ancient boundary stone or encroach on the fields of the fatherless,

11 for their Defender is strong; he will take up their case against you.

12 Apply your heart to instruction and your ears to words of knowledge.

13 Do not withhold discipline from a child; if you punish them with the rod, they will not die.

14 Punish them with the rod and save them from death.

15 My son, if your heart is wise, then my heart will be glad indeed;

16 my inmost being will rejoice when your lips speak what is right.

17 Do not let your heart envy sinners, but always be zealous for the fear of the LORD.

18 There is surely a future hope for you, and your hope will not be cut off.

19 Listen, my son, and be wise, and set your heart on the right path:

20 Do not join those who drink too much wine or gorge themselves on meat,

21 for drunkards and gluttons become poor, and drowsiness clothes them in rags.

22 Listen to your father, who gave you life, and do not despise your mother when she is old.

23 Buy the truth and do not sell it— wisdom, instruction and insight as well.

24 The father of a righteous child has great joy; a man who fathers a wise son rejoices in him.

25 May your father and mother rejoice; may she who gave you birth be joyful!

26 My son, give me your heart and let your eyes delight in my ways,

27 for an adulterous woman is a deep pit, and a wayward wife is a narrow well.

28 Like a bandit she lies in wait and multiplies the unfaithful among men.

29 Who has woe? Who has sorrow? Who has strife? Who has complaints? Who has needless bruises? Who has bloodshot eyes?

30 Those who linger over wine, who go to sample bowls of mixed wine.

31 Do not gaze at wine when it is red, when it sparkles in the cup, when it goes down smoothly!

32 In the end it bites like a snake and poisons like a viper.

33 Your eyes will see strange sights, and your mind will imagine confusing things.

34 You 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?”

Common English Bible CEB

1 When you sit down to dine with a ruler, carefully consider what is in front of you.

2 Place a knife at your throat to control your appetite.

3 Don't long for the ruler's delicacies; the food misleads.

4 Don't wear yourself out trying to get rich; be smart enough to stop.

5 When your eyes fly to wealth it is gone; it grows wings like an eagle and flies heavenward.

6 Don't eat food with stingy people; don't long for their delicacies,

7 because they are like a hair in the throat. They say to you, "Eat and drink!" but they don't mean it.

8 You will eat scraps and vomit them out. You will waste your pleasant words.

9 Don't speak in the ears of fools, for they will scorn your insightful words.

10 Don't remove an ancient boundary marker; don't invade the fields of orphans,

11 for their redeemer is strong. He will bring charges against you.

12 Bring your mind to instruction, your ear to knowledgeable sayings.

13 Don't withhold instruction from children; if you strike them with a rod, they won't die.

14 Strike them with a rod, and you will save their lives from the grave.

15 My child, if your heart is wise, then my heart too will be happy.

16 My inner being will rejoice when your lips speak with integrity.

17 Don't let your heart envy sinners, but fear the LORD constantly;

18 then you will have a future, and your hope won't be cut off.

19 Listen, my child, and be wise! Keep your mind straight on the path.

20 Don't hang out with those who get drunk on wine or those who eat too much meat,

21 because drunks and gluttons will be impoverished; their stupor will clothe them in rags.

22 Listen to your father, who gave you life; don't despise your elderly mother.

23 Buy truth and don't sell it; buy wisdom, instruction, and understanding.

24 The father of the righteous will be very happy; the one who gives life to the wise will rejoice.

25 Your father and your mother will rejoice; she who gave you birth will be happy.

26 My child, give your mind to me and let your eyes keep to my path.

27 A prostitute is a deep pit, and a foreign woman is a narrow well.

28 Indeed, she ambushes like a robber and increases the number of the faithless.

29 Who is suffering? Who is uneasy? Who has arguments? Who has complaints? Who has unnecessary wounds? Who has glazed eyes?—

30 those who linger over wine; those who go looking for mixed wine.

31 Don't look at wine when it is red, when it sparkles in the cup, going down smoothly.

32 In the end, it bites like a snake and poisons like a viper.

33 Your eyes will see strange things, and your heart will speak distorted words.

34 You will be like one who lies down while out on the sea or one who lies on top of a mast.

35 "Though hit, I feel no pain; though beaten up, I don't know anything about it. When I wake up, I'll look for wine again!"