Proverbs 5:9–10

9 lest you lose your honor to others

and your dignity to one who is cruel,

10 lest strangers feast on your wealth

and your toil enrich the house of another.

9 Lest thou give thine honour unto others,

And thy years unto the cruel:

10 Lest strangers be filled with thy wealth;

And thy labours be in the house of a stranger;

9 If you do, you will lose your honor

and will lose to merciless people all you have achieved.

10 Strangers will consume your wealth,

and someone else will enjoy the fruit of your labor.

9 Lest you give your honor to others,

And your years to the cruel one;

10 Lest aliens be filled with your wealth,

And your labors go to the house of a foreigner;

9 or you will give your riches to others,

and the best years of your life will be given to someone cruel.

10 Strangers will enjoy your wealth,

and what you worked so hard for will go to someone else.

9 Lest thou give thine honor unto others,

And thy years unto the cruel;

10 Lest strangers be filled with thy strength,

And thy labors be in the house of an alien,

9 lest thou give thine honour unto others, and thy years unto the cruel; 10 lest strangers be filled with thy wealth, and the fruits of thy toil come into the house of a stranger;

9 Either you will surrender your reputation to others 

and ⸤the rest of⸥ your years to some cruel person, 

10 or strangers will benefit from your strength 

and you will have to work hard in a pagan’s house. 

9 Otherwise, you will give up your vitality to others

and your years to someone cruel;

10 strangers will drain your resources,

and your earnings will end up in a foreigner’s house.

9 lest you give your honor to others

and your years to the merciless,

10 and strangers take their fill of your wealth,

and your labors go to the house of an alien,

9 lest you give your honor to the others,

and your years to the merciless,

10 lest strangers take their fill of your strength,

and your labors go to the house of a foreigner,

9 If you do, you will give your best strength to others.

You will give the best years of your life to someone who is mean.

10 Strangers will use up all of your wealth.

Your hard work will make someone else rich.

9 Or you will give your vigor to others

And your years to the cruel one;

10 And strangers will be filled with your strength

And your hard-earned goods will go to the house of an alien;