Proverbs 23:19-23
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition
19 Hear, my child, and be wise,
and direct your mind in the way.
20 Do not be among winebibbers,
or among gluttonous eaters of meat;
21 for the drunkard and the glutton will come to poverty,
and drowsiness will clothe them with rags.
22 Listen to your father who begot you,
and do not despise your mother when she is old.
23 Buy truth, and do not sell it;
buy wisdom, instruction, and understanding.
Proverbs 23:19-23
New American Standard Bible
19 Listen, my son, and (A)be wise,
And (B)direct your heart in the way.
20 Do not be with (C)heavy drinkers of wine,
Or with (D)gluttonous eaters of meat;
21 For the (E)heavy drinker and the glutton will come to poverty,
And (F)drowsiness will clothe one with rags.
22 (G)Listen to your father, who fathered you,
And (H)do not despise your mother when she is old.
23 (I)Buy truth, and do not sell it,
Get wisdom, instruction, and understanding.
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