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 # Chapter 23
-1. When you sit down to dine with a ruler,
+1 When you sit down to dine with a ruler,
 consider carefully what is before you,
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-2. and put a knife to your throat
+2 and put a knife to your throat
 if you have a big appetite;
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-3. don't desire his choice food,
+3 don’t desire his choice food,
 for that food is deceptive.
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-4. Don't wear yourself out to get rich;
+4 Don’t wear yourself out to get rich;
 because you know better, stop!
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-5. As soon as your eyes fly to it, it disappears,
+5 As soon as your eyes fly to it, it disappears,
 for it makes wings for itself
 and flies like an eagle to the sky.
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-6. Don't eat a stingy person's bread,
-and don't desire his choice food,
-
-7. for it's like someone calculating inwardly.
-"Eat and drink," he says to you,
+6 Don’t eat a stingy person’s bread,
+and don’t desire his choice food,
+7 for it’s like someone calculating inwardly.
+“Eat and drink,” he says to you,
 but his heart is not with you.
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-8. You will vomit the little you've eaten
+8 You will vomit the little you’ve eaten
 and waste your pleasant words.
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-9. Don't speak to a fool,
+9 Don’t speak to a fool,
 for he will despise the insight of your words.
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-10. Don't move an ancient boundary marker,
-and don't encroach on the fields of the fatherless,
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-11. for their Redeemer is strong,
+10 Don’t move an ancient boundary marker,
+and don’t encroach on the fields of the fatherless,
+11 for their Redeemer is strong,
 and he will champion their cause against you.
-
-12. Apply yourself to discipline
+12 Apply yourself to discipline
 and listen to words of knowledge.
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-13. Don't withhold discipline from a youth;
+13 Don’t withhold discipline from a youth;
 if you punish him with a rod, he will not die.
-
-14. Punish him with a rod,
+14 Punish him with a rod,
 and you will rescue his life from Sheol.
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-15. My son, if your heart is wise,
+15 My son, if your heart is wise,
 my heart will indeed rejoice.
-
-16. My innermost being will celebrate
+16 My innermost being will celebrate
 when your lips say what is right.
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-17. Don't let your heart envy sinners;
+17 Don’t let your heart envy sinners;
 instead, always fear the Lord.
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-18. For then you will have a future,
+18 For then you will have a future,
 and your hope will not be dashed.
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-19. Listen, my son, and be wise;
+19 Listen, my son, and be wise;
 keep your mind on the right course.
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-20. Don't associate with those who drink too much wine
+20 Don’t associate with those who drink too much wine
 or with those who gorge themselves on meat.
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-21. For the drunkard and the glutton will become poor,
+21 For the drunkard and the glutton will become poor,
 and grogginess will clothe them in rags.
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-22. Listen to your father who gave you life,
-and don't despise your mother when she is old.
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-
-23. Buy--and do not sell--truth,
+22 Listen to your father who gave you life,
+and don’t despise your mother when she is old.
+23 Buy—and do not sell—truth,
 wisdom, instruction, and understanding.
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-24. The father of a righteous son will rejoice greatly,
+24 The father of a righteous son will rejoice greatly,
 and one who fathers a wise son will delight in him.
-
-25. Let your father and mother have joy,
+25 Let your father and mother have joy,
 and let her who gave birth to you rejoice.
-
-26. My son, give me your heart,
+26 My son, give me your heart,
 and let your eyes observe my ways.
-
-27. For a prostitute is a deep pit,
+27 For a prostitute is a deep pit,
 and a wayward woman is a narrow well;
-
-28. indeed, she sets an ambush like a robber
+28 indeed, she sets an ambush like a robber
 and increases the number of unfaithful people.
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-29. Who has woe? Who has sorrow?
+29 Who has woe? Who has sorrow?
 Who has conflicts? Who has complaints?
 Who has wounds for no reason?
 Who has red eyes?
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-30. Those who linger over wine;
+30 Those who linger over wine;
 those who go looking for mixed wine.
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-31. Don't gaze at wine because it is red,
+31 Don’t gaze at wine because it is red,
 because it gleams in the cup
 and goes down smoothly.
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-32. In the end it bites like a snake
+32 In the end it bites like a snake
 and stings like a viper.
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-33. Your eyes will see strange things,
+33 Your eyes will see strange things,
 and you will say absurd things.
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-34. You'll be like someone sleeping out at sea
-or lying down on the top of a ship's mast.
-
-35. "They struck me, but I feel no pain!
-They beat me, but I didn't know it!
+34 You’ll be like someone sleeping out at sea
+or lying down on the top of a ship’s mast.
+35 “They struck me, but I feel no pain!
+They beat me, but I didn’t know it!
 When will I wake up?
-I'll look for another drink."
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+I’ll look for another drink.”