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17 He who loves pleasure will be a poor man.
    He who loves wine and oil won’t be rich.

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17 Whoever loves pleasure will suffer want;
    whoever loves wine and oil will not be rich.

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17 Whoever loves pleasure will become poor;
    whoever loves wine and olive oil will never be rich.(A)

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20 Don’t be among ones drinking too much wine,
    or those who gorge themselves on meat:
21 for the drunkard and the glutton shall become poor;
    and drowsiness clothes them in rags.

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20 Do not be among winebibbers
    or among gluttonous eaters of meat,(A)
21 for the drunkard and the glutton will come to poverty,
    and drowsiness will clothe them with rags.(B)

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20 Do not join those who drink too much wine(A)
    or gorge themselves on meat,
21 for drunkards and gluttons become poor,(B)
    and drowsiness clothes them in rags.

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16 Have you found honey?
    Eat as much as is sufficient for you,
    lest you eat too much, and vomit it.

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16 If you have found honey, eat only enough for you,
    lest, having too much, you vomit it up.(A)

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16 If you find honey, eat just enough—
    too much of it, and you will vomit.(A)

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A full soul loathes a honeycomb;
    but to a hungry soul, every bitter thing is sweet.

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The sated appetite spurns honey,
    but to a ravenous appetite even the bitter is sweet.(A)

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One who is full loathes honey from the comb,
    but to the hungry even what is bitter tastes sweet.

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Whoever keeps the law is a wise son;
    but he who is a companion of gluttons shames his father.

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Those who keep the law are wise children,
    but companions of gluttons shame their parents.(A)

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A discerning son heeds instruction,
    but a companion of gluttons disgraces his father.(A)

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