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Proverbs 23:1-5 Parallel Bible Translations
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| 1 | If thou shalt sit to eat with a ruler, understanding, thou shalt understand what 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 swallow if thou the possessor of a soul. | 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 | Thou shalt not long for his dainties: and it is the bread of lies. | Do not desire his delicacies, for they are deceptive food. | Do not crave his delicacies, for that food is deceptive. | |
| 4 | Thou shalt not labor to become rich: cease from thy 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 cause thine eyes to fly upon it and it is not? for making, it will make to it wings; as an eagle and it flew to the heavens. | 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. | |
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