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Proverbs 5:9
Lest thou give, to other men, thy vigour, and thy years, to him that is cruel:
Proverbs 5:9 · Rotherham Emphasised Bible
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Proverbs 5:9 in other translations
Lest thou give thine honour unto others, and thy years unto the cruel:
lest you concede your vigor to others, and your years to one who is cruel;
lest you give your honor to others, and your years to the cruel one;
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In context
6 Lest, the path of life, she should ponder, her tracks have wandered she knoweth not [whither].
7 Now, therefore, ye sons, hearken unto me, and do not turn away from the sayings of my mouth.
8 Keep far from her thy way, and do not go near the opening of her house:
9 Lest thou give, to other men, thy vigour, and thy years, to him that is cruel:
10 Lest strange men, be well fed, by thy strength, and, thy toils, be in the house of the alien.
11 So shalt thou grieve in thy latter end, in the failing of thy flesh and of thy healthy condition;
12 And thou shalt say—How I hated correction! and, reproof, my heart disdained;
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