True Riches (1 Timothy 6:17–19; James 5:1–6)
Saying 7 1 UDB When you sit down to eat a meal with the ruler of a country, think carefully about what is in front of you. BSB BSB: When you sit down to dine with a ruler, consider carefully what is set before you,
2 UDB It is said, "put a knife to your throat" if you think of eating a lot of food because it would be foolish to eat too much at such an important event. BSB BSB: and put a knife to your throat if you possess a great appetite.
3 UDB Do not crave the special and expensive food the ruler enjoys; the food will deceive you. BSB BSB: Do not crave his delicacies, for that food is deceptive.
Saying 8 4 UDB Do not work so much that you are always tired, so you can become rich; be wise and know when you should stop and rest. BSB BSB: Do not wear yourself out to get rich; be wise enough to restrain yourself.
5 UDB As soon as you look at the money, it will be gone; it will be as if it suddenly took up wings and flew up like an eagle, up into the sky. BSB BSB: When you glance at wealth, it disappears, for it makes wings for itself and flies like an eagle to the sky.
Saying 9 6 UDB Do not eat with an evil man—he will gaze at your food for a long time— do not desire his fine food, BSB BSB: Do not eat the bread of a stingy man, and do not crave his delicacies;
7 UDB because he will be thinking about how much your food cost him, and he will say to you, "Eat and drink," but that is not what he will really be thinking. BSB BSB: for he is keeping track, inwardly counting the cost. “Eat and drink,” he says to you, but his heart is not with you.
8 UDB When you realize what he is really thinking, you will want to vomit what you have eaten, and you will have wasted all the compliments you gave about the fine meal he prepared. BSB BSB: You will vomit up what little you have eaten and waste your pleasant words.
Saying 10 9 UDB Do not waste time talking to a fool; he will only despise the wise things that you say. BSB BSB: Do not speak to a fool, for he will despise the wisdom of your words.
Saying 11 10 UDB Do not remove the ancient boundary stone. It is a marker for the property lines. Also, do not claim land that is set apart for orphans to work, BSB BSB: Do not move an ancient boundary stone or encroach on the fields of the fatherless,
11 UDB because the One who redeems them is strong and he will plead their case against you. BSB BSB: for their Redeemer is strong; He will take up their case against you.
Saying 12 12 UDB Pay attention to what you are learning, and listen to the words of knowledge. BSB BSB: Apply your heart to instruction and your ears to words of knowledge.
Saying 13 13 UDB Do not refuse to discipline your children; if you punish them, they will not die, BSB BSB: Do not withhold discipline from a child; although you strike him with a rod, he will not die.
14 UDB and if you beat them with the rod of discipline, you may save their lives from death. BSB BSB: Strike him with a rod, and you will deliver his soul from Sheol.
Saying 14 15 UDB My son, if you have taken wisdom deep within yourself, I will be very happy, BSB BSB: My son, if your heart is wise, my own heart will indeed rejoice.
16 UDB and I will be sincerely glad when you say what is right. BSB BSB: My inmost being will rejoice when your lips speak what is right.
Saying 15 17 UDB Do not envy sinful people, but all day long give Yahweh the respect he deserves. BSB BSB: Do not let your heart envy sinners, but always continue in the fear of the LORD.
18 UDB If you respect him, you will have a life in the future, and Yahweh will certainly do for you what you are confidently expecting him to do. BSB BSB: For surely there is a future, and your hope will not be cut off.
Saying 16 19 UDB My son, listen to me so you may become wise, and think about the way you live your life. BSB BSB: Listen, my son, and be wise, and guide your heart on the right course.
20 UDB Do not associate with those who get drunk with wine or with those who are eat far too much food, BSB BSB: Do not join those who drink too much wine or gorge themselves on meat.
21 UDB because drunkards and gluttons will become poor and they will sleep so much that they will have nothing but rags to wear. BSB BSB: For the drunkard and the glutton will come to poverty, and drowsiness will clothe them in rags.
Saying 17 22 UDB Pay attention to your father who brought you into the world, and do not hate your mother when she is old. BSB BSB: Listen to your father who gave you life, and do not despise your mother when she is old.
23 UDB When you study wisdom and discipline and understanding, think of it as buying truth but never selling it. Let it be as though you were buying them so you can keep them for the rest of your life. BSB BSB: Invest in truth and never sell it—in wisdom and instruction and understanding.
24 UDB The father of a child who does what is right will be very happy; any man who has a wise son will be very happy because of him. BSB BSB: The father of a righteous man will greatly rejoice, and he who fathers a wise son will delight in him.
25 UDB Make your father and mother proud, and let your mother be glad. BSB BSB: May your father and mother be glad, and may she who gave you birth rejoice!
Saying 18 26 UDB My son, take what I say and put it deep within you, and pay attention to the way that I live. BSB BSB: My son, give me your heart, and let your eyes delight in my ways.
27 UDB A prostitute is like a very deep pit that is easy to fall into but difficult to get out of; another man's wife is a narrow pit—just as dangerous as a deep pit but of a different kind. BSB BSB: For a prostitute is a deep pit, and an adulteress is a narrow well.
28 UDB The immoral women are waiting for you, waiting like a robber waits for his victim, and they cause many men to become liars and traitors to those who love them. BSB BSB: Like a robber she lies in wait and multiplies the faithless among men.
Saying 19 29 UDB Who is it who has trouble? Who has sorrows? Who has conflicts and fights? Who has quarreling? Who is wounded for no reason? Whose eyes are always bloodshot because they drank too much or ate too much? BSB BSB: Who has woe? Who has sorrow? Who has contentions? Who has complaints? Who has needless wounds? Who has bloodshot eyes?
30 UDB It is those who drink too much wine and those who drink the mixed wine. BSB BSB: Those who linger over wine, who go to taste mixed drinks.
31 UDB Do not look with pleasure at red wine when it sparkles in the cup and it goes down the throat smoothly. BSB BSB: Do not gaze at wine while it is red, when it sparkles in the cup and goes down smoothly.
32 UDB But, in the last, it bites you like a poisonous snake. BSB BSB: In the end it bites like a snake and stings like a viper.
33 UDB It makes you see strange things, and within you, you say perverse things when you are drunk. BSB BSB: Your eyes will see strange things, and your mind will utter perversities.
34 UDB You will think you are on a ship that is tossing on the sea; you will be like someone who is trying to sleep up on the rigging of the boat. BSB BSB: You will be like one sleeping on the high seas or lying on the top of a mast:
35 UDB You will say, "I think that someone struck me, but he did not hurt me; They beat me, but I did not feel it. When will I wake up in order that I can drink some more wine?" BSB BSB: “They struck me, but I feel no pain! They beat me, but I did not know it! When can I wake up to search for another drink?”
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