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The Book of Proverbs, Chapter 23, Verse 19

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For surely there is an end; and thine expectation shall not be cut off.
King James Version
Hear thou, my son, and be wise, and guide thine heart in the way.
American Standard Version
Hear thou, my son, and be wise, And guide thy heart in the way.
New English Translation
Listen, my child, and be wise, and guide your heart on the right way.
World English Bible
Listen, my son, and be wise, and keep your heart on the right path!
20
Be not among winebibbers; among riotous eaters of flesh:
21
For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty: and drowsiness shall clothe [a man] with rags.
22
Hearken unto thy father that begat thee, and despise not thy mother when she is old.
23
Buy the truth, and sell [it] not; [also] wisdom, and instruction, and understanding.
24
The father of the righteous shall greatly rejoice: and he that begetteth a wise [child] shall have joy of him.
25
Thy father and thy mother shall be glad, and she that bare thee shall rejoice.
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My son, give me thine heart, and let thine eyes observe my ways.
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For a whore [is] a deep ditch; and a strange woman [is] a narrow pit.
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She also lieth in wait as [for] a prey, and increaseth the transgressors among men.
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Who hath woe? who hath sorrow? who hath contentions? who hath babbling? who hath wounds without cause? who hath redness of eyes?