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Proverbs 23:2-4
Contemporary English Version
Proverbs 23:2-4
Contemporary English Version
2 Don't go and stuff yourself!
That would be just the same
as cutting your throat.
3 Don't be greedy for all
of that fancy food!
It may not be so tasty.
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4 Give up trying so hard
to get rich.
Proverbs 23:2-4
New International Version
Proverbs 23:2-4
New International Version
2 and put a knife to your throat
if you are given to gluttony.
3 Do not crave his delicacies,(A)
for that food is deceptive.
Saying 8
4 Do not wear yourself out to get rich;
do not trust your own cleverness.
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