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

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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 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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16 Have you (A)found honey? Eat only enough for you,
Lest you have more than your fill and vomit it.

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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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A satisfied soul tramples the honeycomb,
But to a hungry soul any bitter thing is sweet.

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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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He who observes the law is a son who understands,
But he who befriends (A)gluttons humiliates his father.

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

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