Proverbs 23:1-35 CSB

[1] When you sit down to dine with a ruler, consider carefully what is before you, [2] and put a knife to your throat if you have a big appetite; [3] don't desire his choice food, for that food is deceptive. [4] Don't wear yourself out to get rich; because you know better, stop! [5] As soon as your eyes fly to it, it disappears, for it makes wings for itself and flies like an eagle to the sky. [6] Don't eat a stingy person's bread, and don't desire his choice food, [7] for it's like someone calculating inwardly. "Eat and drink," he says to you, but his heart is not with you. [8] You will vomit the little you've eaten and waste your pleasant words. [9] Don't speak to a fool, for he will despise the insight of your words. [10] Don't move an ancient boundary marker, and don't encroach on the fields of the fatherless, [11] for their Redeemer is strong, and he will champion their cause against you. [12] Apply yourself to discipline and listen to words of knowledge. [13] Don't withhold discipline from a youth; if you punish him with a rod, he will not die. [14] Punish him with a rod, and you will rescue his life from Sheol. [15] My son, if your heart is wise, my heart will indeed rejoice. [16] My innermost being will celebrate when your lips say what is right. [17] Don't let your heart envy sinners; instead, always fear the LORD. [18] For then you will have a future, and your hope will not be dashed. [19] Listen, my son, and be wise; keep your mind on the right course. [20] Don't associate with those who drink too much wine or with those who gorge themselves on meat. [21] For the drunkard and the glutton will become poor, and grogginess will clothe them in rags. [22] Listen to your father who gave you life, and don't despise your mother when she is old. [23] Buy-and do not sell-truth, wisdom, instruction, and understanding. [24] The father of a righteous son will rejoice greatly, and one who fathers a wise son will delight in him. [25] Let your father and mother have joy, and let her who gave birth to you rejoice. [26] My son, give me your heart, and let your eyes observe my ways. [27] For a prostitute is a deep pit, and a wayward woman is a narrow well; [28] indeed, she sets an ambush like a robber and increases the number of unfaithful people. [29] Who has woe? Who has sorrow? Who has conflicts? Who has complaints? Who has wounds for no reason? Who has red eyes? [30] Those who linger over wine; those who go looking for mixed wine. [31] Don't gaze at wine because it is red, because it gleams in the cup and goes down smoothly. [32] In the end it bites like a snake and stings like a viper. [33] Your eyes will see strange things, and you will say absurd things. [34] You'll be like someone sleeping out at sea or lying down on the top of a ship's mast. [35] "They struck me, but I feel no pain! They beat me, but I didn't know it! When will I wake up? I'll look for another drink."