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Proverbs 23:34

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34Yea, thou shalt be as he that lieth down †fin the midst of the sea,

Or as he that lieth upon the top of a mast.

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Footnotes

  1. †Heb. in the heart of the sea. Comp. ch. 30:19. See 2 Sam. 18:14.
  2. fComp. 1 Kin. 9:28. & 10:22.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

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

like one who lies on the top of a mast.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

You will be like one sleeping on the high seas,

lying on top of the rigging.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

You’ll be like someone sleeping out at sea

or lying down on the top of a ship’s mast.

NLTNew Living Translation

You will stagger like a sailor tossed at sea,

clinging to a swaying mast.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

And you will be like him who lies down in the heart of the sea,

and like him who lies down on top of a mast.