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Proverbs 23

On Life and Conduct

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Whenh3588 you sith3427 downh3427 to dineh3898b with a rulerh4910, Considerh995 carefullyh995  1whath834 is beforeh6440 you,

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And puth7760 a knifeh7915 to your throath3930 Ifh518 you are a  amanh1167 of great appetiteh5315.

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Do not  adesireh183 his delicaciesh4303, For it is deceptiveh3577 foodh3899.

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 aDo not wearyh3021 yourself to gainh6238 wealthh6238,  bCeaseh2308 from your  1considerationh998 of it.

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 1When you seth5774a your eyesh5869 on it, it is goneh369. For  awealth certainlyh6213a makesh6213a itself wingsh3671 Like an eagleh5404 that fliesh5774a toward the heavensh8064.

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 aDo not eath3898b the breadh3899 of  1a  bselfishh7451ah5869 manh7451a, Or desireh183 his delicaciesh4303;

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For as he  1thinksh8176 within himselfh5315, soh3651 he is. He saysh559 to you, "Eath398 and drinkh8354!" But  ahis hearth3820 is not with you.

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You will  avomith7006a up  1the morselh6595 you have eatenh398, And wasteh7843 your  2complimentsh1697h5273a.

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 aDo not speakh1696 in the  1hearingh241 of a foolh3684, For he will  bdespiseh936 the wisdomh7922 of your wordsh4405.

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Do not moveh5472 the ancienth5769 boundaryh1366 Or  agoh935 into the fieldsh7704 of the fatherlessh3490,

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For their  aRedeemerh1350 is strongh2389;  bHe will pleadh7378 their caseh7379 againsth854 you.

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Applyh935 your hearth3820 to disciplineh4148 And your earsh241 to wordsh561 of knowledgeh1847.

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 aDo not holdh4513 backh4513 disciplineh4148 from the childh5288, Althoughh3588 you  1strikeh5221 him with the rodh7626, he will not dieh4191.

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You shall  1strikeh5221 him with the rodh7626 And  arescueh5337 his soulh5315 from Sheolh7585.

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My sonh1121, ifh518 your hearth3820 is  awiseh2449, My own hearth3820 alsoh1571 will be gladh8055;

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And my  1inmosth3629 beingh3629 will rejoiceh5937 When your lipsh8193 speakh1696  awhath4339 is righth4339.

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 aDo not let your hearth3820 envyh7065 sinnersh2400, But live in the  1 bfearh3374 of the LORDh3068  2alwaysh3605h3117.

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Surelyh3588h518 thereh3426 is a  1 afutureh319, And your  bhopeh8615b will not be cuth3772 offh3772.

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Listenh8085, my sonh1121, and  abe wiseh2449, And  bdirecth833 your hearth3820 in the wayh1870.

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Do not be with  aheavyh5433a drinkersh5433a of wineh3196, Or with  bgluttonoush2151b eatersh2151b of meath1320;

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For the  aheavyh5433a drinkerh5433a and the gluttonh2151b will comeh3423 to povertyh3423, And  bdrowsinessh5124 will clotheh3847 one with ragsh7168.

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 aListenh8085 to your fatherh1 who begoth3205 you, And  bdo not despiseh936 your motherh517 whenh3588 she is oldh2204.

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 aBuyh7069 truthh571, and do not sellh4376 it, Get wisdomh2451 and instructionh4148 and understandingh998.

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The fatherh1 of the righteoush6662 will greatlyh1524a rejoiceh1523, And  ahe who siresh3205 a wiseh2450 sonh2450 will be gladh8055 in him.

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Let your  afatherh1 and your motherh517 be gladh8055, And let her rejoiceh1523 who gaveh3205 birthh3205 to you.

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 aGiveh5414 me your hearth3820, my sonh1121, And let your eyesh5869  1 bdelighth7521 in my waysh1870.

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For a harloth2181 is a  adeeph6013 pith7745 And an  1 badulteroush5237 womanh5237 is a narrowh6862a wellh875.

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Surelyh637 she  alurksh693 as a robberh2863, And increasesh3254 the  1faithlessh898 among menh120.

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Whoh4310 has  awoeh190? Whoh4310 has sorrowh17? Whoh4310 has contentionsh4066? Whoh4310 has complainingh7879? Whoh4310 has woundsh6482 withouth2600 causeh2600? Whoh4310 has rednessh2448 of eyesh5869?

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Those who  alingerh309 long overh5921 wineh3196, Those who goh935 to  1tasteh2713  bmixedh4469 wineh4469.

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Do not lookh7200 on the wineh3196 whenh3588 it is redh119, Whenh3588 it  1sparklesh5414h5869 in the cuph3563a, When it  agoesh1980 downh1980 smoothlyh4339;

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At the lasth319 it  abitesh5391a like a serpenth5175 And stingsh6567b like a  bviperh6848b.

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Your eyesh5869 will seeh7200 strangeh2114a thingsh2114a And your  1mindh3820 will  autterh1696 perverseh8419 thingsh8419.

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And you will be like one who liesh7901 downh7901 in the  1middleh3820 of the seah3220, Or like one who liesh7901 downh7901 on the toph7218 of a  2masth2260a.

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"They  astruckh5221 me, but I did not becomeh2470a  1illh2470a; They beath1986 me, but I did not knowh3045 it. Whenh4970 shall I awakeh7019a? I will  bseekh1245  2anotherh5750h3254 drink."



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