True Riches (1 Timothy 6:17–19; James 5:1–6)
Saying 7 1 UEB When you sit to eat with a ruler, observe carefully what is before you, BSB BSB: When you sit down to dine with a ruler, consider carefully what is set before you,
2 UEB and put a knife to your throat if you are a person who likes to eat a lot of food. BSB BSB: and put a knife to your throat if you possess a great appetite.
3 UEB Do not crave his delicacies, for it is the food of lies. BSB BSB: Do not crave his delicacies, for that food is deceptive.
Saying 8 4 UEB Do not work too hard to gain wealth; be wise enough to know when to stop. BSB BSB: Do not wear yourself out to get rich; be wise enough to restrain yourself.
5 UEB Will you let your eyes light upon it? It will be gone, for it will surely take up wings like an eagle and fly off to 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 UEB Do not eat the food of one with an evil eye— and do not crave his delicacies, BSB BSB: Do not eat the bread of a stingy man, and do not crave his delicacies;
7 UEB for he is the kind of man who counts the price of the food. "Eat and drink!" he says to you, but his heart is not with you. 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 UEB You will vomit up the little you have eaten and you will have wasted your compliments. BSB BSB: You will vomit up what little you have eaten and waste your pleasant words.
Saying 10 9 UEB Do not speak in the hearing of a fool, for he will despise the wisdom of your words. BSB BSB: Do not speak to a fool, for he will despise the wisdom of your words.
Saying 11 10 UEB Do not move an ancient boundary stone or encroach on the fields of orphans, BSB BSB: Do not move an ancient boundary stone or encroach on the fields of the fatherless,
11 UEB for their Redeemer 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 UEB Apply your heart to instruction and your ears to words of knowledge. BSB BSB: Apply your heart to instruction and your ears to words of knowledge.
Saying 13 13 UEB Do not withhold instruction from a child, for if you discipline him, he will not die. BSB BSB: Do not withhold discipline from a child; although you strike him with a rod, he will not die.
14 UEB It is you who must beat him with the rod and save his soul from Sheol. BSB BSB: Strike him with a rod, and you will deliver his soul from Sheol.
Saying 14 15 UEB My son, if your heart is wise, then my heart also will be glad; BSB BSB: My son, if your heart is wise, my own heart will indeed rejoice.
16 UEB my inmost being will rejoice when your lips speak what is right. BSB BSB: My inmost being will rejoice when your lips speak what is right.
Saying 15 17 UEB Do not let your heart envy sinners, but continue in the fear of Yahweh all the day. BSB BSB: Do not let your heart envy sinners, but always continue in the fear of the LORD.
18 UEB Surely there is a future and your hope will not be cut off. BSB BSB: For surely there is a future, and your hope will not be cut off.
Saying 16 19 UEB Hear—you!—my son, and be wise and direct your heart in the way. BSB BSB: Listen, my son, and be wise, and guide your heart on the right course.
20 UEB Do not associate with drunkards, or with gluttonous eaters of meat, BSB BSB: Do not join those who drink too much wine or gorge themselves on meat.
21 UEB for the drunkard and the glutton become poor and slumber will clothe them with rags. BSB BSB: For the drunkard and the glutton will come to poverty, and drowsiness will clothe them in rags.
Saying 17 22 UEB Listen to your father who begot you and do not despise 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 UEB Buy the truth, but do not sell it; buy wisdom, instruction, and understanding. BSB BSB: Invest in truth and never sell it—in wisdom and instruction and understanding.
24 UEB The father of the righteous person will greatly rejoice, and he who begets a wise child will be glad in him. BSB BSB: The father of a righteous man will greatly rejoice, and he who fathers a wise son will delight in him.
25 UEB Let your father and your mother be glad and let her who bore you rejoice. BSB BSB: May your father and mother be glad, and may she who gave you birth rejoice!
Saying 18 26 UEB My son, give me your heart and let your eyes observe my ways. BSB BSB: My son, give me your heart, and let your eyes delight in my ways.
27 UEB For a prostitute is a deep pit, and an immoral woman is a narrow well. BSB BSB: For a prostitute is a deep pit, and an adulteress is a narrow well.
28 UEB She lies in wait like a robber and she increases the number of the treacherous among humanity. BSB BSB: Like a robber she lies in wait and multiplies the faithless among men.
Saying 19 29 UEB Who has woe? Who has sorrow? Who has fights? Who has complaining? Who has wounds for no reason? Who has bloodshot eyes? BSB BSB: Who has woe? Who has sorrow? Who has contentions? Who has complaints? Who has needless wounds? Who has bloodshot eyes?
30 UEB Those who linger over wine, those who try the mixed wine. BSB BSB: Those who linger over wine, who go to taste mixed drinks.
31 UEB Do not look at the wine when it is red, when it sparkles in the cup and goes down smoothly. BSB BSB: Do not gaze at wine while it is red, when it sparkles in the cup and goes down smoothly.
32 UEB In the last it bites like a serpent and it stings like an adder. BSB BSB: In the end it bites like a snake and stings like a viper.
33 UEB Your eyes will see strange things and your heart will utter perverse things. BSB BSB: Your eyes will see strange things, and your mind will utter perversities.
34 UEB You will be as one who sleeps on the high seas or lies on the top of a mast. BSB BSB: You will be like one sleeping on the high seas or lying on the top of a mast:
35 UEB "They hit me," you will say, "but I was not hurt. They beat me, but I did not feel it. When will I wake up? I will seek another drink." 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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