A man who loves wisdom brings joy to his father, but one who consorts with prostitutes destroys his wealth.
Proverbs 5:10 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised strangers will drain your resources, and your hard-earned pay will end up in a foreigner’s house. Dugang nga mga bersyonKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Lest strangers be filled with thy wealth; And thy labours be in the house of a stranger; Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Lest strangers [and false teachings] take their fill of your strength and wealth and your labors go to the house of an alien [from God]– American Standard Version (1901) Lest strangers be filled with thy strength, And thy labors be in the house of an alien, Common English Bible Otherwise, strangers will sap your strength, and your hard work will end up in a foreigner’s house. Catholic Public Domain Version Otherwise, outsiders may be filled with your strength, and your labors may be in a foreign house, Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Lest strangers be filled with thy strength, and thy labours be in another man's house, |
A man who loves wisdom brings joy to his father, but one who consorts with prostitutes destroys his wealth.
Don’t spend your energy on women or your efforts on those who destroy kings.
At the end of your life, you will lament when your physical body has been consumed,
Otherwise, you will give up your vitality to others and your years to someone cruel;
For a prostitute’s fee is only a loaf of bread, but the wife of another man goes after a precious life.
He will not be appeased by anything or be persuaded by lavish bribes.
Foreigners consume his strength, but he does not notice. Even his hair is streaked with grey, but he does not notice.
But when this son of yours came, who has devoured your assets with prostitutes, you slaughtered the fattened calf for him.”