32 In the end it (A)bites like a snake
And stings like a (B)viper.
33 Your eyes will see strange things
And your [a]mind will (C)say perverse things.
34 And you will be like one who lies down in the [b]middle of the sea,
Or like one who lies down on the top of a [c]mast.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 23:33 Lit heart
  2. Proverbs 23:34 Lit heart
  3. Proverbs 23:34 Or lookout

32 In the end it bites like a snake
    and poisons like a viper.
33 Your eyes will see strange sights,
    and your mind will imagine confusing things.
34 You will be like one sleeping on the high seas,
    lying on top of the rigging.

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