Proverbs 23:21-35

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,

³²because the next morning you will feel like you have been bitten by a poisonous snake DOU.

³³You SYN will think that you are seeing strange/weird things, and you SYN will not be able to think clearly or speak clearly.

³⁴You will think you are in a ship that is tossing on the sea; you be like SIM someone who is trying to sleep when the ship is rolling from one side to the other.

³⁵You will say, “ I think that someone struck me, but he did not hurt me; he hit me, but I did not feel it. When will I ◄wake up/feel normal again► in order that I can drink some more wine?”