Proverbs 5:9 - Easy To Read Version

If you do, then other people will get the honor you should have had. And some stranger will get all the things you worked years to get.

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Lest thou give thine honour unto others, And thy years unto the cruel:

Lest you give your honor to others and your years to those without mercy,

Lest thou give thine honor unto others, And thy years unto the cruel;

Otherwise, you will give your strength to others, your years to a cruel person.

Do not give your honor to foreigners, and your years to the cruel.

Give not thy honour to strangers, and thy years to the cruel.