1When you sit down to dine with a ruler,
2and put a knife to your throat
3Do not crave his delicacies,
4Do not wear yourself out to get rich;
5When you glance at wealth, it disappears,
6Do not eat the bread of a stingy man,23:6 Literally of him whose eye is evil
7for he is keeping track,
8You will vomit up what little you have eaten
9Do not speak to a fool,
10Do not move an ancient boundary stone
11for their Redeemer is strong;
12Apply your heart to instruction
13Do not withhold discipline from a child;
14Strike him with a rod,
15My son, if your heart is wise,
16My inmost being 23:16 Hebrew My kidneys will rejoice
17Do not let your heart envy sinners,
18For surely there is a future,
19Listen, my son, and be wise,
20Do not join those who drink too much wine
21For the drunkard and the glutton will come to poverty,
22Listen to your father who gave you life,
23Invest in truth and never sell it—
24The father of a righteous man will greatly rejoice,
25May your father and mother be glad,
26My son, give me your heart,
27For a prostitute is a deep pit,
28Like a robber she lies in wait
29Who has woe? Who has sorrow?
30Those who linger over wine,
31Do not gaze at wine while it is red,
32In the end it bites like a snake
33Your eyes will see strange things,
34You will be like one sleeping on the high seas
35“They struck me, but I feel no pain!