Do you see those who are skillful in their work? They will serve kings; they will not serve common people.
Proverbs 23:1 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021 When you sit down to eat with an official, observe carefully what is before you, More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 When thou sittest to eat with a ruler, Consider diligently what is before thee: Amplified Bible - Classic Edition WHEN YOU sit down to eat with a ruler, consider who and what are before you; American Standard Version (1901) When thou sittest to eat with a ruler, Consider diligently him that is before thee; Common English Bible When you sit down to dine with a ruler, carefully consider what is in front of you. Catholic Public Domain Version When you sit down to eat with a leader, pay close attention to what has been set before your face, Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version When thou shalt sit to eat with a prince, consider diligently what is set before thy face. |
Do you see those who are skillful in their work? They will serve kings; they will not serve common people.
These are blots on your love feasts, while they feast with you without fear, feeding themselves. They are waterless clouds carried along by the winds; autumn trees without fruit, twice dead, uprooted;