sf_leeser_rev1 Proverbs:23:1-24 SEEK
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When thou sittest to eat with a ruler ,
consider diligently what is before thee :
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For thou puttest a knife to thy throat ,
if thou be a man of a craving desire .
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Do not long for his savory meats ;
they are deceitful food .
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Fatigue thyself not to become rich ;
because thou hast understanding ,
forbear .
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When thou lettest merely thy eyes fly over it ,
it is no more :
for it will ever make itself wings :
like an eagle will it fly toward heaven .
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Eat not the bread of a man with an evil eye ,
and do not long for his savory meats ;
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For as though there were a division in his soul ,
so doth he act :
Eat and drink ,
saith he to thee ;
but his heart is not with thee .
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Thy morsel which thou hast eaten must thou spit out ,
and thou hast wasted thy pleasant words .
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Speak not before the ears of a fool ;
for he will despise the intelligence of thy words .
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Remove not the ancient landmark ,
and into the fields of the fatherless must thou not enter ;
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For their redeemer is strong ;
he will indeed plead their cause with thee .
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Apply thy heart unto instruction ,
and thy ears to the sayings of knowledge .
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Withhold not from a lad correction ;
for if thou beat him with the rod ,
he will not die .
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Thou wilt indeed beat him with the rod ;
but thou wilt deliver his soul from perdition .
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My son ,
If thy heart be wise ,
my heart shall rejoice ,
even mine .
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And my reins shall exult when thy lips speak what is equitable .
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Let not thy heart be envious against sinners ;
but in the fear of the lord all the time .
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For surely there is a future ,
and thy hope will not be cut off .
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Hear thou ,
my son ,
and become wise ,
and guide thy heart on the right way .
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Be not among those that drink wine immoderately ,
among those that over
indulge in eating flesh :
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For the drunkard and the glutton will come to poverty ;
and drowsiness clotheth a man in rags .
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Hearken unto thy father that hath begotten thee ,
and despise not thy mother although she be old .
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Buy the truth and sell it not ;
wisdom ,
and instruction ,
and understanding .
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The father of the righteous will be greatly glad ,
and he that begetteth a wise child will have joy through him .
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