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Proverbs 23

Revised Standard Version RSV

1 When you sit down to eat with a ruler, observe carefully what is before you;

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

3 Do not desire his delicacies, for they are deceptive food.

4 Do not toil to acquire wealth; be wise enough to desist

5 When your eyes light upon it, it is gone; for suddenly it takes to itself wings, flying like an eagle toward heaven.

6 Do not eat the bread of a man who is stingy; do not desire his delicacies;

7 for he is like one who is inwardly reckoning. "Eat and drink!" he says to you; but his heart is not with you.

8 You will vomit up the morsels which you have eaten, and waste your pleasant words.

9 Do not speak in the hearing of a fool, for he will despise the wisdom of your words.

10 Do not remove an ancient landmark or enter the fields of the fatherless;

11 for their Redeemer is strong; he will plead their cause against you.

12 Apply your mind to instruction and your ear to words of knowledge.

13 Do not withhold discipline from a child; if you beat him with a rod, he will not die.

14 If you beat him with the rod you will save his life from Sheol

15 My son, if your heart is wise, my heart too will be glad.

16 My soul will rejoice when your lips speak what is right.

17 Let not your heart envy sinners, but continue in the fear of the LORD all the day.

18 Surely there is a future, and your hope will not be cut off.

19 Hear, my son, and be wise, and direct your mind in the way

20 Be not among winebibbers, or among gluttonous eaters of meat;

21 for the drunkard and the glutton will come to poverty, and drowsiness will clothe a man with rags

22 Hearken to your father who begot you, and do not despise your mother when she is old.

23 Buy truth, and do not sell it; buy wisdom, instruction, and understanding.

24 The father of the righteous will greatly rejoice; he who begets a wise son will be glad in him.

25 Let your father and mother be glad, let her who bore you rejoice.

26 My son, give me your heart, and let your eyes observe my ways.

27 For a harlot is a deep pit; an adventuress is a narrow well.

28 She lies in wait like a robber and increases the faithless among men.

29 Who has woe? Who has sorrow? Who has strife? Who has complaining? Who has wounds without cause? Who has redness of eyes?

30 Those who tarry long over wine, those who go to try mixed wine.

31 Do not look at wine when it is red, when it sparkles in the cup and goes down smoothly.

32 At the last it bites like a serpent, and stings like an adder.

33 Your eyes will see strange things, and your mind utter perverse things.

34 You will be like one who lies down in the midst of the sea, like one who lies on the top of a mast.

35 "They struck me," you will say, "but I was not hurt; they beat me, but I did not feel it. When shall I awake? I will seek another drink."

Good News Translation GNT

1 When you sit down to eat with someone important, keep in mind who he is.

2 If you have a big appetite, restrain yourself.

3 Don't be greedy for the fine food he serves; he may be trying to trick you.

4 Be wise enough not to wear yourself out trying to get rich

5 Your money can be gone in a flash, as if it had grown wings and flown away like an eagle.

6 Don't eat at the table of a stingy person or be greedy for the fine food he serves.

7 "Come on and have some more," he says, but he doesn't mean it. What he thinks is what he really is.

8 You will vomit up what you have eaten, and all your flattery will be wasted.

9 Don't try to talk sense to a fool; he can't appreciate it.

10 Never move an old property line or take over land owned by orphans.

11 The Lord is their powerful defender, and he will argue their case against you.

12 Pay attention to your teacher and learn all you can.

13 Don't hesitate to discipline children. A good spanking won't kill them.

14 As a matter of fact, it may save their lives

15 My child, if you become wise, I will be very happy.

16 I will be proud when I hear you speaking words of wisdom.

17 Don't be envious of sinful people; let reverence for the Lord be the concern of your life.

18 If it is, you have a bright future.

19 Listen, my child, be wise and give serious thought to the way you live

20 Don't associate with people who drink too much wine or stuff themselves with food.

21 Drunkards and gluttons will be reduced to poverty. If all you do is eat and sleep, you will soon be wearing rags

22 Listen to your father; without him you would not exist. When your mother is old, show her your appreciation.

23 Truth, wisdom, learning, and good sense - these are worth paying for, but too valuable for you to sell.

24 A righteous person's parents have good reason to be happy. You can take pride in a wise child.

25 Let your father and mother be proud of you; give your mother that happiness.

26 Pay close attention, son, and let my life be your example.

27 Prostitutes and immoral women are a deadly trap.

28 They wait for you like robbers and cause many men to be unfaithful.

29 Show me people who drink too much, who have to try out fancy drinks, and I will show you people who are miserable and sorry for themselves, always causing trouble and always complaining. Their eyes are bloodshot, and they have bruises that could have been avoided.

31 Don't let wine tempt you, even though it is rich red, and it sparkles in the cup, and it goes down smoothly.

32 The next morning you will feel as if you had been bitten by a poisonous snake.

33 Weird sights will appear before your eyes, and you will not be able to think or speak clearly.

34 You will feel as if you were out on the ocean, seasick, swinging high up in the rigging of a tossing ship.

35 "I must have been hit," you will say; "I must have been beaten up, but I don't remember it. Why can't I wake up? I need another drink."