Proverbs 23:4-19

⁴Toil not to become rich; Cease from this, thy wisdom.

⁵Wilt thou let thine eyes fly toward them? They are gone! For riches truly make to themselves wings; They fly away like the eagle toward heaven.

⁶Eat not the bread of him that hath an evil eye, And long not for his dainties;

⁷For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he. “Eat and drink!” saith he to thee; But his heart is not with thee.

⁸The morsel, which thou hast eaten, thou shalt vomit up; And thou wilt have thrown away thy sweet words.

⁹Speak not in the ears of a fool; For he will despise the wisdom of thy words.

¹⁰Remove not the ancient landmark, And enter not into the fields of the fatherless!

¹¹For their avenger is mighty; He will maintain their cause against thee.

¹²Apply thy heart to instruction, And thine ears to the words of knowledge.

¹³Withhold not correction from a child; If thou beat him with the rod, he will not die.

¹⁴Beat him thyself with the rod, And thou shalt rescue him from the underworld.

¹⁵My son, if thy heart be wise, My heart shall rejoice, even mine;

¹⁶Yea, my reins shall exult, When thy lips speak right things.

¹⁷Let not thy heart envy sinners, But continue thou in the fear of the LORD all the day long;

¹⁸For surely there shall be a reward, And thine expectation shall not be cut off.

¹⁹Hear thou, my son, and be wise; And let thy heart go forward in the way!