Proverbs 21:16–18

16 Whoever strays from the path of prudence

comes to rest in the company of the dead.

17 Whoever loves pleasure will become poor;

whoever loves wine and olive oil will never be rich.

18 The wicked become a ransom for the righteous,

and the unfaithful for the upright.

16 One who wanders from the way of good sense

will rest in the assembly of the dead.

17 Whoever loves pleasure will be a poor man;

he who loves wine and oil will not be rich.

18 The wicked is a ransom for the righteous,

and the traitor for the upright.

16 The man that wandereth out of the way of understanding

Shall remain in the congregation of the dead.

17 He that loveth pleasure shall be a poor man:

He that loveth wine and oil shall not be rich.

18 The wicked shall be a ransom for the righteous,

And the transgressor for the upright.

16 The person who strays from common sense

will end up in the company of the dead.

17 Those who love pleasure become poor;

those who love wine and luxury will never be rich.

18 The wicked are punished in place of the godly,

and traitors in place of the honest.

16 A man who wanders from the way of understanding

Will rest in the assembly of the dead.

17 He who loves pleasure will be a poor man;

He who loves wine and oil will not be rich.

18 The wicked shall be a ransom for the righteous,

And the unfaithful for the upright.

16 Whoever does not use good sense

will end up among the dead.

17 Whoever loves pleasure will become poor;

whoever loves wine and perfume will never be rich.

18 Wicked people will suffer instead of good people,

and those who cannot be trusted will suffer instead of those who do right.

16 The man that wandereth out of the way of understanding

Shall rest in the assembly of the dead.

17 He that loveth pleasure shall be a poor man:

He that loveth wine and oil shall not be rich.

18 The wicked is a ransom for the righteous;

And the treacherous cometh in the stead of the upright.

16 The man that wandereth out of the way of wisdom shall abide in the congregation of the dead.

17 He that loveth mirth shall be a poor man; he that loveth wine and oil shall not be rich.

18 The wicked is a ransom for the righteous, and a treacherous man in the stead of the upright.

16 A person who wanders from the way of wise behavior 

will rest in the assembly of the dead. 

17 Whoever loves pleasure will become poor. 

Whoever loves wine and expensive food will not become rich. 

18 Wicked people become a ransom for righteous people, 

and treacherous people will take the place of decent people. 

16 The man who strays from the way of wisdom

will come to rest

in the assembly of the departed spirits.

17 The one who loves pleasure will become a poor man;

whoever loves wine and oil will not get rich.

18 The wicked are a ransom for the righteous,

and the treacherous, for the upright.

16 Whoever wanders from the way of understanding

will rest in the assembly of the dead.

17 Whoever loves pleasure will suffer want;

whoever loves wine and oil will not be rich.

18 The wicked is a ransom for the righteous

and the faithless for the upright.

16 Whoever wanders from the way of understanding,

in the assembly of the dead he will rest.

17 A man of want is he who loves pleasure;

he who loves wine and oil will not become rich.

18 A ransom for the righteous is the wicked,

and the faithless instead of the upright.

16 A man who leaves the path of understanding

ends up with those who are dead.

17 Anyone who loves pleasure will become poor.

Anyone who loves wine and oil will never be rich.

18 Those who do what is evil pay the price for setting godly people free.

Those who aren’t faithful pay the price for honest people.