Proverbs 23:34 - King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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.

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Yes, you will be [as unsteady] as he who lies down in the midst of the sea, and [as open to disaster] as he who lies upon the top of a mast.

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.

You will be like one who lies down while out on the sea or one who lies on top of a mast.

And you will be like someone sleeping in the middle of the sea, and like a pilot, fast asleep, who has lost his hold on the helm.

And thou shalt be as one sleeping in the midst of the sea, and as a pilot fast asleep, when the stern is lost.

You will be like one who lies down in the midst of the sea, like one who lies on the top of a mast.