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Proverbs 5:9-15
New American Standard Bible
Chapter 5
9
Otherwise you will give your vigor to others,
And your years to the cruel one;
10
And strangers will be filled with your strength,
And your hard-earned possessions
will go
to the house of a foreigner;
11
And you will groan in the end,
When your flesh and your body are consumed;
12
And you say, 'How I hated instruction!
And my heart disdainfully rejected rebuke!
13
I did not listen to the voice of my teachers,
Nor incline my ear to my instructors!
14
I was almost in total ruin
In the midst of the assembly and congregation.'
15
Drink water from your own cistern,
And fresh water from your own well.
King James Version
Chapter 5
9
Lest thou give thine honour unto others, and thy years unto the cruel:
10
Lest strangers be filled with thy wealth; and thy labours be in the house of a stranger;
11
And thou mourn at the last, when thy flesh and thy body are consumed,
12
And say, How have I hated instruction, and my heart despised reproof;
13
And have not obeyed the voice of my teachers, nor inclined mine ear to them that instructed me!
14
I was almost in all evil in the midst of the congregation and assembly.
15
Drink waters out of thine own cistern, and running waters out of thine own well.
Christian Standard Bible
Chapter 5
9
Otherwise, you will give up your vitality to others
and your years to someone cruel;
10
strangers will drain your resources,
and your hard-earned pay will end up in a foreigner’s house.
11
At the end of your life, you will lament
when your physical body has been consumed,
12
and you will say, "How I hated discipline,
and how my heart despised correction.
13
I didn’t obey my teachers
or listen closely to my instructors.
14
I am on the verge of complete ruin
before the entire community."
15
Drink water from your own cistern,
water flowing from your own well.
New Living Translation
Chapter 5
9
If you do, you will lose your honor
and will lose to merciless people all you have achieved.
10
Strangers will consume your wealth,
and someone else will enjoy the fruit of your labor.
11
In the end you will groan in anguish
when disease consumes your body.
12
You will say, 'How I hated discipline!
If only I had not ignored all the warnings!
13
Oh, why didn’t I listen to my teachers?
Why didn’t I pay attention to my instructors?
14
I have come to the brink of utter ruin,
and now I must face public disgrace.'
15
Drink water from your own well —
share your love only with your wife.
English Standard Version
Chapter 5
9
lest you give your honor to others
and your years to the merciless,
10
lest strangers take their fill of your strength,
and your labors go to the house of a foreigner,
11
and at the end of your life you groan,
when your flesh and body are consumed,
12
and you say, "How I hated discipline,
and my heart despised reproof!
13
I did not listen to the voice of my teachers
or incline my ear to my instructors.
14
I am at the brink of utter ruin
in the assembled congregation."
15
Drink water from your own cistern,
flowing water from your own well.
New International Version
Chapter 5
9
lest you lose your honor to others
and your dignity to one who is cruel,
10
lest strangers feast on your wealth
and your toil enrich the house of another.
11
At the end of your life you will groan,
when your flesh and body are spent.
12
You will say, "How I hated discipline!
How my heart spurned correction!
13
I would not obey my teachers
or turn my ear to my instructors.
14
And I was soon in serious trouble
in the assembly of God’s people."
15
Drink water from your own cistern,
running water from your own well.
New King James Version
Chapter 5
9
Lest you give your honor to others,
And your years to the cruel
one;
10
Lest aliens be filled with your wealth,
And your labors
go
to the house of a foreigner;
11
And you mourn at last,
When your flesh and your body are consumed,
12
And say:
“How I have hated instruction,
And my heart despised correction!
13
I have not obeyed the voice of my teachers,
Nor inclined my ear to those who instructed me!
14
I was on the verge of total ruin,
In the midst of the assembly and congregation.”
15
Drink water from your own cistern,
And running water from your own well.
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