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Proverbs 23:34
New English Translation
Proverbs 23:34
New English Translation
34 And you will be like one who lies down in the midst[a] of the sea,
and like one who lies down on the top of the rigging.[b]
Footnotes
- Proverbs 23:34 tn Heb “heart.” The idiom here means “middle”; KJV “in the midst.”
- Proverbs 23:34 sn The point of these similes is to compare being drunk with being seasick. One who tries to sleep when at sea, or even worse, when up on the ropes of the mast, will be tossed back and forth.
Proverbs 23:34
New International Version
Proverbs 23:34
New International Version
34 You will be like one sleeping on the high seas,
lying on top of the rigging.
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