Proverbs 23:31-35 Parallel Bible Translations

Proverbs 23:31-35 ▼
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31 Look not upon the wine when it is yellow, when the colour thereof shineth in the glass: it goeth in pleasantly, Do not look at wine when it is red, when it sparkles in the cup and goes down smoothly. Do not gaze at wine when it is red, when it sparkles in the cup, when it goes down smoothly!
32 But in the end, it will bite like a snake, and will spread abroad poison like a basilisk. In the end it bites like a serpent and stings like an adder. In the end it bites like a snake and poisons like a viper.
33 Thy eyes shall behold strange women, and thy heart shall utter perverse things. Your eyes will see strange things, and your heart utter perverse things. Your eyes will see strange sights, and your mind will imagine confusing things.
34 And thou shalt be as one sleeping in the midst of the sea, and as a pilot fast asleep, when the stern is lost. You will be like one who lies down in the midst of the sea, like one who lies on the top of a mast. You will be like one sleeping on the high seas, lying on top of the rigging.
35 And thou shalt say: They have beaten me, but I was not sensible of pain: they drew me, and I felt not: when shall I awake, and find wine again? “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 must have another drink.” “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?”
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