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Proverbs, Chapter 22,  verses 27-29

27 
If you have nothing with which to pay,
Why should he take your bed from under you?
28 
Do not move the ancient boundary
Which your fathers have set.
29 
Do you see a man skilled in his work?
He will stand before kings;
He will not stand before obscure men.

Proverbs, Chapter 23

1 
When you sit down to dine with a ruler,
Consider carefullya Or whowhat is before you,
2 
And put a knife to your throat
If you are a man of great appetite.
3 
Do not desire his delicacies,
For it is deceptive food.
4 
Do not weary yourself to gain wealth,
Cease from yourb Or understandingconsideration of it.
5 
c Lit Will your eyes fly upon it and it is not?When you set your eyes on it, it is gone.
For wealth certainly makes itself wings
Like an eagle that flies toward the heavens.
6 
Do not eat the bread ofd Lit an evil eyea selfish man,
Or desire his delicacies;
7 
For as hee Lit reckons in his soulthinks within himself, so he is.
He says to you, “Eat and drink!”
But his heart is not with you.
8 
You will vomit upf Lit yourthe morsel you have eaten,
And waste yourg Lit pleasant wordscompliments.
9 
Do not speak in theh Lit earshearing of a fool,
For he will despise the wisdom of your words.
10 
Do not move the ancient boundary
Or go into the fields of the fatherless,
11 
For their Redeemer is strong;
He will plead their case against you.
12 
Apply your heart to discipline
And your ears to words of knowledge.
13 
Do not hold back discipline from the child,
Although youi Lit smitestrike him with the rod, he will not die.
14 
You shallj Lit smitestrike him with the rod
And rescue his soul from Sheol.
15 
My son, if your heart is wise,
My own heart also will be glad;
16 
And myk Lit kidneysinmost being will rejoice
When your lips speak what is right.
17 
Do not let your heart envy sinners,
But live in thel Or reverencefear of the LORDm Lit all the dayalways.
18 
Surely there is an Lit latter endfuture,
And your hope will not be cut off.
19 
Listen, my son, and be wise,
And direct your heart in the way.
20 
Do not be with heavy drinkers of wine,
Or with gluttonous eaters of meat;
21 
For the heavy drinker and the glutton will come to poverty,
And drowsiness will clothe one with rags.
22 
Listen to your father who begot you,
And do not despise your mother when she is old.
23 
Buy truth, and do not sell it,
Get wisdom and instruction and understanding.
24 
The father of the righteous will greatly rejoice,
And he who sires a wise son will be glad in him.
25 
Let your father and your mother be glad,
And let her rejoice who gave birth to you.
26 
Give me your heart, my son,
And let your eyeso Another reading is observedelight in my ways.
27 
For a harlot is a deep pit
And anp Lit strangeadulterous woman is a narrow well.
28 
Surely she lurks as a robber,
And increases theq Lit treacherousfaithless among men.
29 
Who has woe? Who has sorrow?
Who has contentions? Who has complaining?
Who has wounds without cause?
Who has redness of eyes?
30 
Those who linger long over wine,
Those who go tor Or search outtaste mixed wine.
31 
Do not look on the wine when it is red,
When its Lit gives its eyesparkles in the cup,
When it goes down smoothly;
32 
At the last it bites like a serpent
And stings like a viper.
33 
Your eyes will see strange things
And yourt Lit heartmind will utter perverse things.
34 
And you will be like one who lies down in theu Lit heartmiddle of the sea,
Or like one who lies down on the top of av Or lookoutmast.
35 
“They struck me, but I did not becomew I.e. from the effect of woundsill;
They beat me, but I did not know it.
When shall I awake?
I will seekx Lit it yet againanother drink.”

Proverbs, Chapter 24,  verses 1-22

1 
Do not be envious of evil men,
Nor desire to be with them;
2 
For theira Lit heartsminds devise violence,
And their lips talk of trouble.
3 
By wisdom a house is built,
And by understanding it is established;
4 
And by knowledge the rooms are filled
With all precious and pleasant riches.
5 
A wise man isb Lit in strengthstrong,
And a man of knowledgec Lit strengthens powerincreases power.
6 
For by wise guidance you willd Lit make battle for yourselfwage war,
And in abundance of counselors there is victory.
7 
Wisdom is too exalted for a fool,
He does not open his mouth in the gate.
8 
One who plans to do evil,
Men will call ae Or deviser of evilschemer.
9 
The devising of folly is sin,
And the scoffer is an abomination to men.
10 
If you are slack in the day of distress,
Your strength is limited.
11 
Deliver those who are being taken away to death,
And those who are staggering to slaughter, Oh hold them back.
12 
If you say, “See, we did not know this,”
Does He not consider it who weighs the hearts?
And does He not know it who keeps your soul?
And will He notf Lit bring backrender to man according to his work?
13 
My son, eat honey, for it is good,
Yes, the honey from the comb is sweet to your taste;
14 
Know that wisdom is thus for your soul;
If you find it, then there will be ag Lit latter endfuture,
And your hope will not be cut off.
15 
Do not lie in wait, O wicked man, against the dwelling of the righteous;
Do not destroy his resting place;
16 
For a righteous man falls seven times, and rises again,
But the wicked stumble in time of calamity.
17 
Do not rejoice when your enemy falls,
And do not let your heart be glad when he stumbles;
18 
Or the LORD will see it andh Lit it is evil in His eyesbe displeased,
And turn His anger away from him.
19 
Do not fret because of evildoers
Or be envious of the wicked;
20 
For there will be noi Lit latter endfuture for the evil man;
The lamp of the wicked will be put out.
21 
My son,j Or reverencefear the LORD and the king;
Do not associate with those who are given to change,
22 
For their calamity will rise suddenly,
And who knows the ruin that comes from both of them?
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