Proverbs 23:1-8 Parallel Bible Translations

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1	When thou sittest to eat with a ruler, consider diligently him that is before thee;	When you sit down to eat with a ruler, observe carefully what is before you,	When you sit to dine with a ruler, note well what is before you,
2	And put a knife to thy throat, if thou be a man given to appetite.	and put a knife to your throat if you are given to appetite.	and put a knife to your throat if you are given to gluttony.
3	Be not desirous of his dainties; seeing they are deceitful meat.	Do not desire his delicacies, for they are deceptive food.	Do not crave his delicacies, for that food is deceptive.
4	Weary not thyself to be rich; cease from thine own wisdom.	Do not toil to acquire wealth; be discerning enough to desist.	Do not wear yourself out to get rich; do not trust your own cleverness.
5	Wilt thou set thine eyes upon that which is not? for riches certainly make themselves wings, like an eagle that flieth toward heaven.	When your eyes light on it, it is gone, for suddenly it sprouts wings, flying like an eagle toward heaven.	Cast but a glance at riches, and they are gone, for they will surely sprout wings and fly off to the sky like an eagle.
6	Eat thou not the bread of him that hath an evil eye, neither desire thou his dainties:	Do not eat the bread of a man who is stingy; do not desire his delicacies,	Do not eat the food of a begrudging host, do not crave his delicacies;
7	For as he reckoneth within himself, so is he: Eat and drink, saith he to thee; but his heart is not with thee.	for he is like one who is inwardly calculating. “Eat and drink!” he says to you, but his heart is not with you.	for he is the kind of person who is always thinking about the cost. “Eat and drink,” he says to you, but his heart is not with you.
8	The morsel which thou hast eaten shalt thou vomit up, and lose thy sweet words.	You will vomit up the morsels that you have eaten, and waste your pleasant words.	You will vomit up the little you have eaten and will have wasted your compliments.
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