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Proverbs 23:34

So shalt thou become, as one lying down in the heart of the sea,—or as one lying down on the top of the mastgear:

Proverbs 23:34 · Rotherham Emphasised Bible

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Proverbs 23:34 in other translations

KJV King James Version

Yea, thou shalt be as he that lieth down in the midst of the sea, or as he that lieth upon the top of a mast.

BSB Berean Standard Bible

You will be like one sleeping on the high seas or lying on the top of a mast:

WEB World English Bible

Yes, you will be as he who lies down in the middle of the sea, or as he who lies on top of the rigging:

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In context

31 Do not look on wine when it becometh red, when it giveth in the cup its sparkle, glideth down smoothly.

32 Its after effect, is that, like a serpent, it biteth, and, like a viper, it doth sting.

33 Thine eyes, will see strange women, and, thy heart, will speak perverse things:

34 So shalt thou become, as one lying down in the heart of the sea,—or as one lying down on the top of the mastgear:

35 They smote me—I felt no pain, They struck me down—I noticed it not,—When shall I wake up? I will go on, I will seek it, again!

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