Dual Panel1When<3588> you sit<3427> down<3427> to dine<3898> with a ruler<4910>, Consider<995> carefully<995> what<834> is before<6440> you,
2And put<7760> a knife<7915> to your throat<3930> If<518> you are a man<1167> of great appetite<5315>.
3Do not desire<183> his delicacies<4303>, For it is deceptive<3577> food<3899>.
4Do not weary<3021> yourself to gain<6238> wealth<6238>, Cease<2308> from your consideration<998> of it.
5When you set<5774> your eyes<5869> on it, it is gone<369>. For wealth certainly<6213> makes<6213> itself wings<3671> Like an eagle<5404> that flies<5774> toward the heavens<8064>.
6Do not eat<3898> the bread<3899> of a selfish<7451><5869> man<7451>, Or desire<183> his delicacies<4303>;
7For as he thinks<8176> within himself<5315>, so<3651> he is. He says<559> to you, "Eat<398> and drink<8354>!" But his heart<3820> is not with you.
8You will vomit<7006> up the morsel<6595> you have eaten<398>, And waste<7843> your compliments<1697><5273>.
9Do not speak<1696> in the hearing<241> of a fool<3684>, For he will despise<936> the wisdom<7922> of your words<4405>.
10Do not move<5472> the ancient<5769> boundary<1366> Or go<935> into the fields<7704> of the fatherless<3490>,
11For their Redeemer<1350> is strong<2389>; He will plead<7378> their case<7379> against<854> you.
12Apply<935> your heart<3820> to discipline<4148> And your ears<241> to words<561> of knowledge<1847>.
13Do not hold<4513> back<4513> discipline<4148> from the child<5288>, Although<3588> you strike<5221> him with the rod<7626>, he will not die<4191>.
14You shall strike<5221> him with the rod<7626> And rescue<5337> his soul<5315> from Sheol<7585>.
15My son<1121>, if<518> your heart<3820> is wise<2449>, My own heart<3820> also<1571> will be glad<8055>;
16And my inmost<3629> being<3629> will rejoice<5937> When your lips<8193> speak<1696> what<4339> is right<4339>.
17Do not let your heart<3820> envy<7065> sinners<2400>, But live in the fear<3374> of the LORD<3068> always<3605><3117>.
18Surely<3588><518> there<3426> is a future<319>, And your hope<8615> will not be cut<3772> off<3772>.
19Listen<8085>, my son<1121>, and be wise<2449>, And direct<833> your heart<3820> in the way<1870>.
20Do not be with heavy<5433> drinkers<5433> of wine<3196>, Or with gluttonous<2151> eaters<2151> of meat<1320>;
21For the heavy<5433> drinker<5433> and the glutton<2151> will come<3423> to poverty<3423>, And drowsiness<5124> will clothe<3847> one with rags<7168>.
22Listen<8085> to your father<1> who begot<3205> you, And do not despise<936> your mother<517> when<3588> she is old<2204>.
23Buy<7069> truth<571>, and do not sell<4376> it, Get wisdom<2451> and instruction<4148> and understanding<998>.
24The father<1> of the righteous<6662> will greatly<1524> rejoice<1523>, And he who sires<3205> a wise<2450> son<2450> will be glad<8055> in him.
25Let your father<1> and your mother<517> be glad<8055>, And let her rejoice<1523> who gave<3205> birth<3205> to you.
26Give<5414> me your heart<3820>, my son<1121>, And let your eyes<5869> delight<7521> in my ways<1870>.
27For a harlot<2181> is a deep<6013> pit<7745> And an adulterous<5237> woman<5237> is a narrow<6862> well<875>.
28Surely<637> she lurks<693> as a robber<2863>, And increases<3254> the faithless<898> among men<120>.
29Who<4310> has woe<190>? Who<4310> has sorrow<17>? Who<4310> has contentions<4066>? Who<4310> has complaining<7879>? Who<4310> has wounds<6482> without<2600> cause<2600>? Who<4310> has redness<2448> of eyes<5869>?
30Those who linger<309> long over<5921> wine<3196>, Those who go<935> to taste<2713> mixed<4469> wine<4469>.
31Do not look<7200> on the wine<3196> when<3588> it is red<119>, When<3588> it sparkles<5414><5869> in the cup<3563>, When it goes<1980> down<1980> smoothly<4339>;
32At the last<319> it bites<5391> like a serpent<5175> And stings<6567> like a viper<6848>.
33Your eyes<5869> will see<7200> strange<2114> things<2114> And your mind<3820> will utter<1696> perverse<8419> things<8419>.
34And you will be like one who lies<7901> down<7901> in the middle<3820> of the sea<3220>, Or like one who lies<7901> down<7901> on the top<7218> of a mast<2260>.
35"They struck<5221> me, but I did not become<2470> ill<2470>; They beat<1986> me, but I did not know<3045> it. When<4970> shall I awake<7019>? I will seek<1245> another<5750><3254> drink."