Proverbs 23 — ENGLXXUP

23 Verse 1 If thou sit to sup at the table of a prince, ^{Verse 2} And apply thy hand, ^{Verse 3} desire not his provisions; ^{Verse 4} If thou art poor, measure not thyself with a rich man; ^{Verse 5} If thou shouldest fix thine eye upon him, he will disappear; ^{Verse 6} Sup not with an envious man, ^{Verse 7} So he eats and drinks ^{Verse 8} For he will vomit it up, and spoil thy fair words. ^{Verse 9} Say nothing in the ears of a fool, ^{Verse 10} Remove not the ancient landmarks; ^{Verse 11} For the Lord is their redeemer; ^{Verse 12} Apply thy heart to instruction, ^{Verse 13} Refrain not from chastening a child; ^{Verse 14} For thou shalt beat him with the rod, ^{Verse 15} Son, if thy heart be wise, ^{Verse 16} And thy lips shall converse with my lips, ^{Verse 17} Let not thy heart envy sinners: ^{Verse 18} For if thou shouldest keep these things, thou shalt have posterity; ^{Verse 19} Hear, my son, and be wise, ^{Verse 20} Be not a wine bibber, ^{Verse 21} For every drunkard and whoremonger shall be poor; ^{Verse 22} Hearken, my son, to thy father which begot thee, ^{Verse 24} A righteous father brings up his children well; ^{Verse 25} Let thy father and thy mother rejoice over thee, ^{Verse 26} My son, give me thy heart, ^{Verse 27} For a strange house is a vessel full of holes; ^{Verse 28} For such a one shall perish suddenly; ^{Verse 29} Who has woe? who trouble? who has quarrels? ^{Verse 30} Are not those of them that stay long at wine? ^{Verse 31} For if thou shouldest set thine eyes on bowls and cups, ^{Verse 32} But at last such a one stretches himself out as one smitten by a serpent, ^{Verse 33} Whenever thine eyes shall behold a strange woman, ^{Verse 34} And thou shalt lie as in the midst of the sea, ^{Verse 35} And thou shalt say, They smote me, and I was not pained;