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On Life and Conduct
When you sit down to dine with a ruler,
Consider carefully what is before you,
When you sit down to dine with a ruler,
Consider carefully what is before you,
And put a knife to your throat
If you are a man of great appetite.
If you are a man of great appetite.
and put a knife to your throat
if you are given to gluttony.
if you are given to gluttony.
Do not desire his delicacies,
For it is deceptive food.
For it is deceptive food.
Do not crave his delicacies,
for that food is deceptive.
for that food is deceptive.
Do not weary yourself to gain wealth,
Cease from your consideration of it.
Cease from your consideration of it.
Saying 8
Do not wear yourself out to get rich;
do not trust your own cleverness.
Do not wear yourself out to get rich;
do not trust your own cleverness.
When you set your eyes on it, it is gone.
For wealth certainly makes itself wings
Like an eagle that flies toward the heavens.
For wealth certainly makes itself wings
Like an eagle that flies toward the heavens.
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.
for they will surely sprout wings
and fly off to the sky like an eagle.
Do not eat the bread of a selfish man,
Or desire his delicacies;
Or desire his delicacies;
Saying 9
Do not eat the food of a begrudging host,
do not crave his delicacies;
Do not eat the food of a begrudging host,
do not crave his delicacies;
For as he thinks within himself, so he is.
He says to you, “Eat and drink!”
But his heart is not with you.
He says to you, “Eat and drink!”
But his heart is not with you.
You will vomit up the morsel you have eaten,
And waste your compliments.
And waste your compliments.
You will vomit up the little you have eaten
and will have wasted your compliments.
and will have wasted your compliments.
Do not speak in the hearing of a fool,
For he will despise the wisdom of your words.
For he will despise the wisdom of your words.
Saying 10
Do not speak to fools,
for they will scorn your prudent words.
Do not speak to fools,
for they will scorn your prudent words.
Do not move the ancient boundary
Or go into the fields of the fatherless,
Or go into the fields of the fatherless,
Saying 11
Do not move an ancient boundary stone
or encroach on the fields of the fatherless,
Do not move an ancient boundary stone
or encroach on the fields of the fatherless,
For their Redeemer is strong;
He will plead their case against you.
He will plead their case against you.
for their Defender is strong;
he will take up their case against you.
he will take up their case against you.
Apply your heart to discipline
And your ears to words of knowledge.
And your ears to words of knowledge.
Saying 12
Apply your heart to instruction
and your ears to words of knowledge.
Apply your heart to instruction
and your ears to words of knowledge.
Do not hold back discipline from the child,
Although you strike him with the rod, he will not die.
Although you strike him with the rod, he will not die.
Saying 13
Do not withhold discipline from a child;
if you punish them with the rod, they will not die.
Do not withhold discipline from a child;
if you punish them with the rod, they will not die.
You shall strike him with the rod
And rescue his soul from Sheol.
And rescue his soul from Sheol.
Punish them with the rod
and save them from death.
and save them from death.
My son, if your heart is wise,
My own heart also will be glad;
My own heart also will be glad;
Saying 14
My son, if your heart is wise,
then my heart will be glad indeed;
My son, if your heart is wise,
then my heart will be glad indeed;
And my inmost being will rejoice
When your lips speak what is right.
When your lips speak what is right.
my inmost being will rejoice
when your lips speak what is right.
when your lips speak what is right.
Do not let your heart envy sinners,
But live in the fear of the LORD always.
But live in the fear of the LORD always.
Saying 15
Do not let your heart envy sinners,
but always be zealous for the fear of the Lord.
Do not let your heart envy sinners,
but always be zealous for the fear of the Lord.
Surely there is a future,
And your hope will not be cut off.
And your hope will not be cut off.
There is surely a future hope for you,
and your hope will not be cut off.
and your hope will not be cut off.
Listen, my son, and be wise,
And direct your heart in the way.
And direct your heart in the way.
Saying 16
Listen, my son, and be wise,
and set your heart on the right path:
Listen, my son, and be wise,
and set your heart on the right path:
Do not be with heavy drinkers of wine,
Or with gluttonous eaters of meat;
Or with gluttonous eaters of meat;
Do not join those who drink too much wine
or gorge themselves on meat,
or gorge themselves on meat,
For the heavy drinker and the glutton will come to poverty,
And drowsiness will clothe one with rags.
And drowsiness will clothe one with rags.
for drunkards and gluttons become poor,
and drowsiness clothes them in rags.
and drowsiness clothes them in rags.
Listen to your father who begot you,
And do not despise your mother when she is old.
And do not despise your mother when she is old.
Saying 17
Listen to your father, who gave you life,
and do not despise your mother when she is old.
Listen to your father, who gave you life,
and do not despise your mother when she is old.
Buy truth, and do not sell it,
Get wisdom and instruction and understanding.
Get wisdom and instruction and understanding.
Buy the truth and do not sell it —
wisdom, instruction and insight as well.
wisdom, instruction and insight as well.
The father of the righteous will greatly rejoice,
And he who sires a wise son will be glad in him.
And he who sires a wise son will be glad in him.
The father of a righteous child has great joy;
a man who fathers a wise son rejoices in him.
a man who fathers a wise son rejoices in him.
Let your father and your mother be glad,
And let her rejoice who gave birth to you.
And let her rejoice who gave birth to you.
May your father and mother rejoice;
may she who gave you birth be joyful!
may she who gave you birth be joyful!
Give me your heart, my son,
And let your eyes delight in my ways.
And let your eyes delight in my ways.
Saying 18
My son, give me your heart
and let your eyes delight in my ways,
My son, give me your heart
and let your eyes delight in my ways,
For a harlot is a deep pit
And an adulterous woman is a narrow well.
And an adulterous woman is a narrow well.
for an adulterous woman is a deep pit,
and a wayward wife is a narrow well.
and a wayward wife is a narrow well.
Surely she lurks as a robber,
And increases the faithless among men.
And increases the faithless among men.
Like a bandit she lies in wait
and multiplies the unfaithful among men.
and multiplies the unfaithful among men.
Who has woe? Who has sorrow?
Who has contentions? Who has complaining?
Who has wounds without cause?
Who has redness of eyes?
Who has contentions? Who has complaining?
Who has wounds without cause?
Who has redness of eyes?
Saying 19
Who has woe? Who has sorrow?
Who has strife? Who has complaints?
Who has needless bruises? Who has bloodshot eyes?
Who has woe? Who has sorrow?
Who has strife? Who has complaints?
Who has needless bruises? Who has bloodshot eyes?
Those who linger long over wine,
Those who go to taste mixed wine.
Those who go to taste mixed wine.
Those who linger over wine,
who go to sample bowls of mixed wine.
who go to sample bowls of mixed wine.
Do not look on the wine when it is red,
When it sparkles in the cup,
When it goes down smoothly;
When it sparkles in the cup,
When it goes down smoothly;
Do not gaze at wine when it is red,
when it sparkles in the cup,
when it goes down smoothly!
when it sparkles in the cup,
when it goes down smoothly!
At the last it bites like a serpent
And stings like a viper.
And stings like a viper.
In the end it bites like a snake
and poisons like a viper.
and poisons like a viper.
Your eyes will see strange things
And your mind will utter perverse things.
And your mind will utter perverse things.
Your eyes will see strange sights,
and your mind will imagine confusing things.
and your mind will imagine confusing things.
And you will be like one who lies down in the middle of the sea,
Or like one who lies down on the top of a mast.
Or like one who lies down on the top of a mast.
You will be like one sleeping on the high seas,
lying on top of the rigging.
lying on top of the rigging.