Proverbs 23:13-31

¹³Do not refuse to discipline your children; if you punish/spank them, it will not cause them to die,

¹⁴and it may save them from going to the place where dead people are.

¹⁵My son/child, if you SYN become wise, I SYN will be very happy.

¹⁶I SYN will rejoice when I hear you SYN say what is right/wise.

¹⁷Do not envy sinful people; instead, revere Yahweh all of your life.

¹⁸If you do that, you will be happy in the future, and God will certainly do for you what you are confidently expecting him to do.

¹⁹My son/child, listen carefully to me and become wise, and think about ◄all that you do/your behavior►.

²⁰Do not associate with those who drink a lot of ◄wine/strong drink► or with those who ◄are gluttons/eat more than they should►,

²¹because drunkards and gluttons will become poor; and if all that you do is eat and sleep, you will soon ◄be wearing rags/not have any money to buy clothes►.

²²Pay attention to what your father tells you, and ◄do not neglect/take care of► LIT your mother when she is old.

²³Try to know/learn what is wise, and get good instruction and understanding; and do not throw those things away.

²⁴Righteous children will cause their parents to be very happy; those whose children are wise are proud of them.

²⁵Do what will cause your father to be glad and enable your mother also to be happy.

²⁶My son, heed what I say to you, and allow what I do to be an example for you.

²⁷Prostitutes and immoral women DOU are like MET a deep pit or a well that you may fall into.

²⁸They wait for you like robbers SIM, and they cause many men to ◄be unfaithful to/have sex with women who are not► their wives.

²⁹I will tell you RHQ what kind of people are always miserable and sad. I will tell you RHQ which people are always causing arguments/quarrels and who are always complaining. I will tell you RHQ who are injured in fights and whose eyes are always red/bloodshot.

³⁰It is those who drink a lot of wine, who try drinking other kinds of strong drinks.

³¹Do not look with pleasure at red wine that looks nice, and which sparkles when it is poured out into cups, and which tastes good as you drink it,