Proverbs 23:34

Translations

Modern

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

Traditional

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.

Literal

And you will become like one lying down in the heart of the sea, and like one lying down on the top of a mast:

Latin

Et eris sicut dormiens in medio mari, et quasi sopitus gubernator, amisso clavo.

Interlinear

Hebrew

English

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

Notes

Proverbs 23:29–35

Saying 18: This saying highlights the foolishness of someone who drinks too much alcohol (see Proverbs 20:1).

Proverbs 22:17–24:22

This section is attributed to a group known as the wise, but their identity is unknown. There is a mention of thirty sayings (Proverbs 22:20). The wisdom sayings that follow can be divided into thirty sections. These sections are similar to an Egyptian work called the Instruction of Amenemope, which is also divided into thirty chapters.

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