1 When thou sittest{H3427}{(H8799)} to eat{H3898}{(H8800)} with a ruler{H4910}{(H8802)}, consider{H995}{(H8799)} diligently{H995}{(H8800)} what is before{H6440} thee:

2 And put{H7760}{(H8804)} a knife{H7915} to thy throat{H3930}, if thou be a man given{H1167} to appetite{H5315}.

3 Be not desirous{H183}{(H8691)} of his dainties{H4303}: for they are deceitful{H3577} meat{H3899}.

4 Labour{H3021}{(H8799)} not to be rich{H6238}{(H8687)}: cease{H2308}{(H8798)} from thine own wisdom{H998}.

5 Wilt thou set{H5774}{(H8686)}{(H8675)}{H5774}{(H8799)} thine eyes{H5869} upon that which is not? for riches certainly{H6213}{(H8800)} make{H6213}{(H8799)} themselves wings{H3671}; they fly away{H5774}{(H8799)}{(H8675)}{H5774}{(H8687)} as an eagle{H5404} toward heaven{H8064}.

6 Eat{H3898}{(H8799)} thou not the bread{H3899} of him that hath an evil{H7451} eye{H5869}, neither desire{H183}{(H8691)} thou his dainty meats{H4303}:

7 For as he thinketh{H8176}{(H8804)} in his heart{H5315}, so is he: Eat{H398}{(H8798)} and drink{H8354}{(H8798)}, saith{H559}{(H8799)} he to thee; but his heart{H3820} is not with thee.

8 The morsel{H6595} which thou hast eaten{H398}{(H8804)} shalt thou vomit up{H6958}{(H8686)}, and lose{H7843}{(H8765)} thy sweet{H5273} words{H1697}.

9 Speak{H1696}{(H8762)} not in the ears{H241} of a fool{H3684}: for he will despise{H936}{(H8799)} the wisdom{H7922} of thy words{H4405}.

10 Remove{H5253}{(H8686)} not the old{H5769} landmark{H1366}; and enter{H935}{(H8799)} not into the fields{H7704} of the fatherless{H3490}:

11 For their redeemer{H1350}{(H8802)} is mighty{H2389}; he shall plead{H7378}{(H8799)} their cause{H7379} with thee.

12 Apply{H935}{(H8685)} thine heart{H3820} unto instruction{H4148}, and thine ears{H241} to the words{H561} of knowledge{H1847}.

13 Withhold{H4513}{(H8799)} not correction{H4148} from the child{H5288}: for if thou beatest{H5221}{(H8686)} him with the rod{H7626}, he shall not die{H4191}{(H8799)}.

14 Thou shalt beat{H5221}{(H8686)} him with the rod{H7626}, and shalt deliver{H5337}{(H8686)} his soul{H5315} from hell{H7585}.

15 My son{H1121}, if thine heart{H3820} be wise{H2449}{(H8804)}, my heart{H3820} shall rejoice{H8055}{(H8799)}, even mine{H589}.

16 Yea, my reins{H3629} shall rejoice{H5937}{(H8799)}, when thy lips{H8193} speak{H1696}{(H8763)} right things{H4339}.

17 Let not thine heart{H3820} envy{H7065}{(H8762)} sinners{H2400}: but be thou in the fear{H3374} of the LORD{H3068} all the day{H3117} long.

18 For surely there is{H3426} an end{H319}; and thine expectation{H8615} shall not be cut off{H3772}{(H8735)}.

19 Hear{H8085}{(H8798)} thou, my son{H1121}, and be wise{H2449}{(H8798)}, and guide{H833}{(H8761)} thine heart{H3820} in the way{H1870}.

20 Be not among winebibbers{H3196}{H5433}{(H8802)}; among riotous eaters{H2151}{(H8802)} of flesh{H1320}:

21 For the drunkard{H5433}{(H8802)} and the glutton{H2151}{(H8802)} shall come to poverty{H3423}{(H8735)}: and drowsiness{H5124} shall clothe{H3847}{(H8686)} a man with rags{H7168}.

22 Hearken{H8085}{(H8798)} unto thy father{H1} that begat{H3205}{(H8804)} thee, and despise{H936}{(H8799)} not thy mother{H517} when she is old{H2204}{(H8804)}.

23 Buy{H7069}{(H8798)} the truth{H571}, and sell{H4376}{(H8799)} it not; also wisdom{H2451}, and instruction{H4148}, and understanding{H998}.

24 The father{H1} of the righteous{H6662} shall greatly{H1524} rejoice{H1523}{(H8799)}: and he that begetteth{H3205}{(H8802)} a wise{H2450} child shall have joy{H8055}{(H8799)} of him.

25 Thy father{H1} and thy mother{H517} shall be glad{H8055}{(H8799)}, and she that bare{H3205}{(H8802)} thee shall rejoice{H1523}{(H8799)}.

26 My son{H1121}, give{H5414}{(H8798)} me thine heart{H3820}, and let thine eyes{H5869} observe{H7521}{(H8799)}{H5341}{(H8799)} my ways{H1870}.

27 For a whore{H2181}{(H8802)} is a deep{H6013} ditch{H7745}; and a strange woman{H5237} is a narrow{H6862} pit{H875}.

28 She also lieth in wait{H693}{(H8799)} as for a prey{H2863}, and increaseth{H3254}{(H8686)} the transgressors{H898}{(H8802)} among men{H120}.

29 Who hath woe{H188}? who hath sorrow{H17}? who hath contentions{H4079}{(H8675)}{H4066}? who hath babbling{H7879}? who hath wounds{H6482} without cause{H2600}? who hath redness{H2448} of eyes{H5869}?

30 They that tarry long{H309}{(H8764)} at the wine{H3196}; they that go{H935}{(H8802)} to seek{H2713}{(H8800)} mixed wine{H4469}.

31 Look{H7200}{(H8799)} not thou upon the wine{H3196} when it is red{H119}{(H8691)}, when it giveth{H5414}{(H8799)} his colour{H5869} in the cup{H3563}{(H8675)}{H3599}, when it moveth{H1980}{(H8691)} itself aright{H4339}.

32 At the last{H319} it biteth{H5391}{(H8799)} like a serpent{H5175}, and stingeth{H6567}{(H8686)} like an adder{H6848}.

33 Thine eyes{H5869} shall behold{H7200}{(H8799)} strange women{H2114}{(H8801)}, and thine heart{H3820} shall utter{H1696}{(H8762)} perverse things{H8419}.

34 Yea, thou shalt be as he that lieth down{H7901}{(H8802)} in the midst{H3820} of the sea{H3220}, or as he that lieth{H7901}{(H8802)} upon the top{H7218} of a mast{H2260}.

35 They have stricken{H5221}{(H8689)} me, shalt thou say, and I was not sick{H2470}{(H8804)}; they have beaten{H1986}{(H8804)} me, and I felt{H3045}{(H8804)} it not: when shall I awake{H6974}{(H8686)}? I will seek{H1245}{(H8762)} it yet{H3254}{(H8686)} again.