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Hope in Yahweh and He Will Save You

20 (A)Wine is a mocker, (B)strong drink a brawler,
And whoever is led astray by it is not wise.

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On Life and Conduct

20 (A)Wine is a mocker, (B)strong drink a brawler,
And whoever [a]is intoxicated by it is not wise.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 20:1 Lit errs

17 He who (A)loves [a]pleasure will become a poor man;
He who loves wine and oil will not become rich.

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  1. Proverbs 21:17 Lit gladness

17 He who (A)loves pleasure will become a poor man;
He who loves wine and oil will not become rich.

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20 Do not be with (A)heavy drinkers of wine,
Or with (B)gluttonous eaters of meat;
21 For the (C)heavy drinker and the glutton will come to poverty,
And (D)drowsiness will clothe them with rags.

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20 Do not be with (A)heavy drinkers of wine,
Or with (B)gluttonous eaters of meat;
21 For the (C)heavy drinker and the glutton will come to poverty,
And (D)drowsiness will clothe one with rags.

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29 Who has (A)woe? Who has sorrow?
Who has contentions? Who has complaining?
Who has wounds without cause?
Who has redness of eyes?
30 Those who (B)linger long over wine,
Those who go to search out (C)mixed wine.
31 Do not look on the wine when it glistens red,
When it [a]sparkles in the cup,
When it (D)goes down smoothly;
32 At the end—like a serpent it (E)bites,
And like a (F)viper it stings.
33 Your eyes will see strange things
And your heart will (G)speak perverse things.
34 And you will be like one who lies down in the heart of the sea,
Or like one who lies down on the top of a [b]mast.
35 “They (H)struck me, but I did not become [c]ill;
They beat me, but I did not know it.
When shall I awake?
I will (I)seek yet another.”

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 23:31 Lit gives its eye
  2. Proverbs 23:34 Or lookout
  3. Proverbs 23:35 From the effect of wounds

29 Who has (A)woe? Who has sorrow?
Who has contentions? Who has complaining?
Who has wounds without cause?
Who has redness of eyes?
30 Those who (B)linger long over wine,
Those who go to [a]taste (C)mixed wine.
31 Do not look on the wine when it is red,
When it [b]sparkles in the cup,
When it (D)goes down smoothly;
32 At the last it (E)bites like a serpent
And stings like a (F)viper.
33 Your eyes will see strange things
And your [c]mind will (G)utter perverse things.
34 And you will be like one who lies down in the [d]middle of the sea,
Or like one who lies down on the top of a [e]mast.
35 “They (H)struck me, but I did not become [f]ill;
They beat me, but I did not know it.
When shall I awake?
I will (I)seek [g]another drink.”

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 23:30 Or search out
  2. Proverbs 23:31 Lit gives its eye
  3. Proverbs 23:33 Lit heart
  4. Proverbs 23:34 Lit heart
  5. Proverbs 23:34 Or lookout
  6. Proverbs 23:35 I.e. from the effect of wounds
  7. Proverbs 23:35 Lit it yet again

It is not for (A)kings, O Lemuel,
It is not for kings to (B)drink wine,
Or for rulers to desire strong drink,
Lest he drink and forget what is decreed,
And (C)pervert the justice of all the [a]afflicted.
Give strong drink to him who is (D)perishing,
And wine to those (E)whose soul is bitter.
Let him drink and forget his poverty
And he will not remember his trouble any longer.

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  1. Proverbs 31:5 Lit sons of affliction

It is not for (A)kings, O Lemuel,
It is not for kings to (B)drink wine,
Or for rulers to desire strong drink,
For they will drink and forget what is decreed,
And (C)pervert the [a]rights of all the [b]afflicted.
Give strong drink to him who is (D)perishing,
And wine to him [c](E)whose life is bitter.
Let him drink and forget his poverty
And remember his trouble no more.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 31:5 Lit judgment
  2. Proverbs 31:5 Lit sons of affliction
  3. Proverbs 31:6 Lit bitter of soul