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The biblical Book of Proverbs was compiled in the seventh century BCE and credited to King Solomon. In this fresh translation, Rami Shapiro unpacks the book, writing that its wisdom transcends time and place and instructs readers to live simply, without rationalizations and excuses.

5:20–23 Be not seduced by desire. She promises nourishment, but her breast is dry.51 Align your deeds with godliness, for your actions alone determine your fate—52 sin leads only to sin; despair brings only despair; the sands of delusion will swirl around you, and you will be blind to truth; you will die and what wisdom you had will evaporate in the hot wind.
Proverbs 5:20–23