| New Living Translation | New Living Translation |
| 1While dining with a ruler, pay attention to what is put before you. | 1While dining with a ruler, pay attention to what is put before you. |
| 2If you are a big eater, put a knife to your throat; | 2If you are a big eater, put a knife to your throat; |
| 3don’t desire all the delicacies, for he might be trying to trick you. | 3don’t desire all the delicacies, for he might be trying to trick you. |
| 4Don’t wear yourself out trying to get rich. Be wise enough to know when to quit. | 4Don’t wear yourself out trying to get rich. Be wise enough to know when to quit. |
| 5In the blink of an eye wealth disappears, for it will sprout wings and fly away like an eagle. | 5In the blink of an eye wealth disappears, for it will sprout wings and fly away like an eagle. |
| 6Don’t eat with people who are stingy; don’t desire their delicacies. | 6Don’t eat with people who are stingy; don’t desire their delicacies. |
| 7They are always thinking about how much it costs. “Eat and drink,” they say, but they don’t mean it. | 7They are always thinking about how much it costs. “Eat and drink,” they say, but they don’t mean it. |
| 8You will throw up what little you’ve eaten, and your compliments will be wasted. | 8You will throw up what little you’ve eaten, and your compliments will be wasted. |
| 9Don’t waste your breath on fools, for they will despise the wisest advice. | 9Don’t waste your breath on fools, for they will despise the wisest advice. |
| 10Don’t cheat your neighbor by moving the ancient boundary markers; don’t take the land of defenseless orphans. | 10Don’t cheat your neighbor by moving the ancient boundary markers; don’t take the land of defenseless orphans. |
| 11For their Redeemer is strong; he himself will bring their charges against you. | 11For their Redeemer is strong; he himself will bring their charges against you. |
| 12Commit yourself to instruction; listen carefully to words of knowledge. | 12Commit yourself to instruction; listen carefully to words of knowledge. |
| 13Don’t fail to discipline your children. The rod of punishment won’t kill them. | 13Don’t fail to discipline your children. The rod of punishment won’t kill them. |
| 14Physical discipline may well save them from death. | 14Physical discipline may well save them from death. |
| 15My child, if your heart is wise, my own heart will rejoice! | 15My child, if your heart is wise, my own heart will rejoice! |
| 16Everything in me will celebrate when you speak what is right. | 16Everything in me will celebrate when you speak what is right. |
| 17Don’t envy sinners, but always continue to fear the LORD. | 17Don’t envy sinners, but always continue to fear the LORD. |
| 18You will be rewarded for this; your hope will not be disappointed. | 18You will be rewarded for this; your hope will not be disappointed. |
| 19My child, listen and be wise: Keep your heart on the right course. | 19My child, listen and be wise: Keep your heart on the right course. |
| 20Do not carouse with drunkards or feast with gluttons, | 20Do not carouse with drunkards or feast with gluttons, |
| 21for they are on their way to poverty, and too much sleep clothes them in rags. | 21for they are on their way to poverty, and too much sleep clothes them in rags. |
| 22Listen to your father, who gave you life, and don’t despise your mother when she is old. | 22Listen to your father, who gave you life, and don’t despise your mother when she is old. |
| 23Get the truth and never sell it; also get wisdom, discipline, and good judgment. | 23Get the truth and never sell it; also get wisdom, discipline, and good judgment. |
| 24The father of godly children has cause for joy. What a pleasure to have children who are wise. | 24The father of godly children has cause for joy. What a pleasure to have children who are wise. |
| 25So give your father and mother joy! May she who gave you birth be happy. | 25So give your father and mother joy! May she who gave you birth be happy. |
| 26O my son, give me your heart. May your eyes take delight in following my ways. | 26O my son, give me your heart. May your eyes take delight in following my ways. |
| 27A prostitute is a dangerous trap; a promiscuous woman is as dangerous as falling into a narrow well. | 27A prostitute is a dangerous trap; a promiscuous woman is as dangerous as falling into a narrow well. |
| 28She hides and waits like a robber, eager to make more men unfaithful. | 28She hides and waits like a robber, eager to make more men unfaithful. |
| 29Who has anguish? Who has sorrow? Who is always fighting? Who is always complaining? Who has unnecessary bruises? Who has bloodshot eyes? | 29Who has anguish? Who has sorrow? Who is always fighting? Who is always complaining? Who has unnecessary bruises? Who has bloodshot eyes? |
| 30It is the one who spends long hours in the taverns, trying out new drinks. | 30It is the one who spends long hours in the taverns, trying out new drinks. |
| 31Don’t gaze at the wine, seeing how red it is, how it sparkles in the cup, how smoothly it goes down. | 31Don’t gaze at the wine, seeing how red it is, how it sparkles in the cup, how smoothly it goes down. |
| 32For in the end it bites like a poisonous snake; it stings like a viper. | 32For in the end it bites like a poisonous snake; it stings like a viper. |
| 33You will see hallucinations, and you will say crazy things. | 33You will see hallucinations, and you will say crazy things. |
| 34You will stagger like a sailor tossed at sea, clinging to a swaying mast. | 34You will stagger like a sailor tossed at sea, clinging to a swaying mast. |
| 35And you will say, “They hit me, but I didn’t feel it. I didn’t even know it when they beat me up. When will I wake up so I can look for another drink?” | 35And you will say, “They hit me, but I didn’t feel it. I didn’t even know it when they beat me up. When will I wake up so I can look for another drink?” |
| Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Carol Stream, Illinois 60188. All rights reserved. | Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Carol Stream, Illinois 60188. All rights reserved. |
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