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17 Those who love pleasure become poor;
    those who love wine and luxury will never be rich.

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17 Pleasure lovers become poor;
    loving wine and oil doesn’t bring riches.

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20 Do not carouse with drunkards
    or feast with gluttons,
21 for they are on their way to poverty,
    and too much sleep clothes them in rags.

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20 Don’t associate with heavy drinkers
    or dine with gluttons,
21 because drunks and gluttons tend to become poor,
    and drowsiness will clothe them in rags.

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16 Do you like honey?
    Don’t eat too much, or it will make you sick!

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16 If you find some honey,
    eat only what you need.
Take too much,
    and you’ll vomit.

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A person who is full refuses honey,
    but even bitter food tastes sweet to the hungry.

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The person[a] who is full spurns honey,
    but to a hungry person even the bitter seems sweet.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 27:7 Lit. soul

Young people who obey the law are wise;
    those with wild friends bring shame to their parents.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. 28:7 Hebrew their father.

Whoever keeps the Law is a discerning son,
    but whoever keeps company with gluttons
        brings shame to his father.

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