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Proverbs 23:20–21

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20Be not among hiwinebibbers;

Among ijriotous eaters †of flesh:

21For the idrunkard and the ijglutton shall come to poverty:

And kdrowsiness shall clothe a man with rags.

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Footnotes

  1. hver. 29, 30. Isai. 5:11, 22. Matt. 24:49. Luke 21:34. Rom. 13:13. See ch. 20:1.
  2. iDt. 21:20 (Heb.).
  3. iDt. 21:20 (Heb.).
  4. jch. 28:7.
  5. †Heb. of their flesh.
  6. iDt. 21:20 (Heb.).
  7. iDt. 21:20 (Heb.).
  8. jch. 28:7.
  9. kSee ch. 6:11.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

Be not among drunkards

or among gluttonous eaters of meat,

for the drunkard and the glutton will come to poverty,

and slumber will clothe them with rags.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Do not join those who drink too much wine

or gorge themselves on meat,

for drunkards and gluttons become poor,

and drowsiness clothes them in rags.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Don’t associate with those who drink too much wine

or with those who gorge themselves on meat.

For the drunkard and the glutton will become poor,

and grogginess will clothe them in rags.

NLTNew Living Translation

Do not carouse with drunkards

or feast with gluttons,

for they are on their way to poverty,

and too much sleep clothes them in rags.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Do not be among drinkers of wine,

among gluttonous eaters of their meat.

For the drunkard and gluttonous, they will become poor,

and with rags, drowsiness will clothe them.