180 lines
3.1 KiB
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180 lines
3.1 KiB
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# Chapter 23
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1. While dining with a ruler,
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pay attention to what is put before you.
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2. If you are a big eater,
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put a knife to your throat;
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3. don't desire all the delicacies,
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for he might be trying to trick you.
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4. Don't wear yourself out trying to get rich.
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Be wise enough to know when to quit.
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5. In the blink of an eye wealth disappears,
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for it will sprout wings
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and fly away like an eagle.
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6. Don't eat with people who are stingy;
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don't desire their delicacies.
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7. They are always thinking about how much it costs.
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"Eat and drink," they say, but they don't mean it.
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8. You will throw up what little you've eaten,
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and your compliments will be wasted.
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9. Don't waste your breath on fools,
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for they will despise the wisest advice.
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10. Don't cheat your neighbor by moving the ancient boundary markers;
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don't take the land of defenseless orphans.
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11. For their Redeemer is strong;
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he himself will bring their charges against you.
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12. Commit yourself to instruction;
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listen carefully to words of knowledge.
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13. Don't fail to discipline your children.
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The rod of punishment won't kill them.
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14. Physical discipline
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may well save them from death.
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15. My child, if your heart is wise,
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my own heart will rejoice!
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16. Everything in me will celebrate
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when you speak what is right.
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17. Don't envy sinners,
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but always continue to fear the LORD.
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18. You will be rewarded for this;
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your hope will not be disappointed.
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19. My child, listen and be wise:
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Keep your heart on the right course.
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20. Do not carouse with drunkards
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or feast with gluttons,
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21. for they are on their way to poverty,
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and too much sleep clothes them in rags.
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22. Listen to your father, who gave you life,
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and don't despise your mother when she is old.
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23. Get the truth and never sell it;
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also get wisdom, discipline, and good judgment.
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24. The father of godly children has cause for joy.
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What a pleasure to have children who are wise.
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25. So give your father and mother joy!
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May she who gave you birth be happy.
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26. O my son, give me your heart.
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May your eyes take delight in following my ways.
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27. A prostitute is a dangerous trap;
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a promiscuous woman is as dangerous as falling into a narrow well.
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28. She hides and waits like a robber,
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eager to make more men unfaithful.
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29. Who has anguish? Who has sorrow?
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Who is always fighting? Who is always complaining?
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Who has unnecessary bruises? Who has bloodshot eyes?
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30. It is the one who spends long hours in the taverns,
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trying out new drinks.
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31. Don't gaze at the wine, seeing how red it is,
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how it sparkles in the cup, how smoothly it goes down.
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32. For in the end it bites like a poisonous snake;
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it stings like a viper.
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33. You will see hallucinations,
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and you will say crazy things.
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34. You will stagger like a sailor tossed at sea,
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clinging to a swaying mast.
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35. And you will say, "They hit me, but I didn't feel it.
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I didn't even know it when they beat me up.
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When will I wake up
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so I can look for another drink?"
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