17 The one who loves pleasure will become a poor man;
whoever loves wine and oil will not get rich.(A)

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17 Those who love pleasure end up poor;
    lovers of wine and oil won’t get rich.

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20 Don’t associate with those who drink too much wine(A)
or with those who gorge themselves on meat.(B)
21 For the drunkard and the glutton will become poor,
and grogginess will clothe them in rags.(C)

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20 Don’t hang out with those who get drunk on wine
    or those who eat too much meat,
21     because drunks and gluttons will be impoverished;
    their stupor will clothe them in rags.

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16 If you find honey,(A) eat only what you need;
otherwise, you’ll get sick from it and vomit.(B)

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16 If you find honey, eat just the right amount;
    otherwise, you’ll get full and vomit it up.

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A person who is full tramples on a honeycomb,(A)
but to a hungry person, any bitter thing is sweet.

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Someone who is full refuses honey,
    but anything bitter tastes sweet to a hungry person.

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A discerning son keeps the law,
but a companion of gluttons humiliates his father.(A)

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Intelligent children follow Instruction,
    but those who befriend gluttons shame their parents.

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