Proverbs 23:20–34

²⁰Be not among ^zdrunkards⁵

or among ^agluttonous eaters of meat,

²¹for the drunkard and the glutton will come to poverty,

and ^bslumber will clothe them with rags.

^22cListen to your father who gave you life,

^dand do not despise your mother when she is old.

^23eBuy truth, and do not sell it;

buy wisdom, instruction, and understanding.

^24fThe father of the righteous will greatly rejoice;

he who fathers a wise son will be glad in him.

^25fLet your father and mother be glad;

let ^gher who bore you rejoice.

²⁶My son, give me your heart,

and let your eyes observe⁶ my ways.

²⁷For a prostitute is ^ha deep pit;

ⁱan adulteress⁷ is a narrow ^jwell.

^28kShe lies in wait like a robber

and increases the traitors among mankind.

^29lWho has woe? Who has sorrow?

Who has strife? Who has complaining?

Who has ^mwounds without cause?

Who has ⁿredness of eyes?

³⁰Those who ^otarry long over wine;

those who go to try ^pmixed wine.

³¹Do not look at wine when it is red,

when it sparkles in the cup

and goes down smoothly.

³²In the end it ^qbites like a serpent

and stings like an adder.

³³Your eyes will see strange things,

and your heart utter ^rperverse things.

³⁴You will be like one who lies down in the midst of the sea,

like one who lies on the top of a mast.⁸