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When thou sittest to eat with a ruler, consider diligently what is before thee:
CUANDO te sentares á comer con algún señor, considera bien lo que estuviere delante de ti;
When you sit to eat with a ruler, consider diligently what is before you;
And put a knife to thy throat, if thou be a man given to appetite.
Y pon cuchillo á tu garganta, si tienes gran apetito.
put a knife to your throat if you are a man given to appetite.
Be not desirous of his dainties: for they are deceitful meat.
No codicies sus manjares delicados, porque es pan engañoso.
Don’t be desirous of his dainties, since they are deceitful food.
Labour not to be rich: cease from thine own wisdom.
No trabajes por ser rico; pon coto á tu prudencia.
Don’t weary yourself to be rich. In your wisdom, show restraint.
Wilt thou set thine eyes upon that which is not? for riches certainly make themselves wings; they fly away as an eagle toward heaven.
¿Has de poner tus ojos en las riquezas, siendo ningunas? porque hacerse han alas, como alas de águila, y volarán al cielo.
Why do you set your eyes on that which is not? For it certainly sprouts wings like an eagle and flies in the sky.
Eat thou not the bread of him that hath an evil eye, neither desire thou his dainty meats:
No comas pan de hombre de mal ojo, ni codicies sus manjares:
Don’t eat the food of him who has a stingy eye, and don’t crave his delicacies,
For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he: Eat and drink, saith he to thee; but his heart is not with thee.
Porque cual es su pensamiento en su alma, tal es él. Come y bebe, te dirá; mas su corazón no está contigo.
for as he thinks about the cost, so he is. “Eat and drink!” he says to you, but his heart is not with you.
The morsel which thou hast eaten shalt thou vomit up, and lose thy sweet words.
Vomitarás la parte que tú comiste, y perderás tus suaves palabras.
You will vomit up the morsel which you have eaten and waste your pleasant words.
Speak not in the ears of a fool: for he will despise the wisdom of thy words.
No hables á oídos del necio; porque menospreciará la prudencia de tus razones.
Don’t speak in the ears of a fool, for he will despise the wisdom of your words.
Remove not the old landmark; and enter not into the fields of the fatherless:
No traspases el término antiguo, ni entres en la heredad de los huérfanos:
Don’t move the ancient boundary stone. Don’t encroach on the fields of the fatherless,
For their redeemer is mighty; he shall plead their cause with thee.
Porque el defensor de ellos es el Fuerte, el cual juzgará la causa de ellos contra ti.
for their Defender is strong. He will plead their case against you.
Apply thine heart unto instruction, and thine ears to the words of knowledge.
Aplica tu corazón á la enseñanza, y tus oídos á las palabras de sabiduría.
Apply your heart to instruction, and your ears to the words of knowledge.
Withhold not correction from the child: for if thou beatest him with the rod, he shall not die.
No rehuses la corrección del muchacho: porque si lo hirieres con vara, no morirá.
Don’t withhold correction from a child. If you punish him with the rod, he will not die.
Thou shalt beat him with the rod, and shalt deliver his soul from hell.
Tú lo herirás con vara, y librarás su alma del infierno.
Punish him with the rod, and save his soul from Sheol.
My son, if thine heart be wise, my heart shall rejoice, even mine.
Hijo mío, si tu corazón fuere sabio, también á mí se me alegrará el corazón;
My son, if your heart is wise, then my heart will be glad, even mine.
Yea, my reins shall rejoice, when thy lips speak right things.
Mis entrañas también se alegrarán, cuando tus labios hablaren cosas rectas.
Yes, my heart will rejoice when your lips speak what is right.
Let not thine heart envy sinners: but be thou in the fear of the LORD all the day long.
No tenga tu corazón envidia de los pecadores, antes persevera en el temor de Jehová todo tiempo:
Don’t let your heart envy sinners, but rather fear the LORD all day long.
For surely there is an end; and thine expectation shall not be cut off.
Porque ciertamente hay fin, y tu esperanza no será cortada.
Indeed surely there is a future hope, and your hope will not be cut off.
Hear thou, my son, and be wise, and guide thine heart in the way.
Oye tú, hijo mío, y sé sabio, y endereza tu corazón al camino.
Listen, my son, and be wise, and keep your heart on the right path!
Be not among winebibbers; among riotous eaters of flesh:
No estés con los bebedores de vino, ni con los comedores de carne:
Don’t be among ones drinking too much wine, or those who gorge themselves on meat;
For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty: and drowsiness shall clothe a man with rags.
Porque el bebedor y el comilón empobrecerán: y el sueño hará vestir vestidos rotos.
for the drunkard and the glutton shall become poor; and drowsiness clothes them in rags.
Hearken unto thy father that begat thee, and despise not thy mother when she is old.
Oye á tu padre, á aquel que te engendró; y cuando tu madre envejeciere, no la menosprecies.
Listen to your father who gave you life, and don’t despise your mother when she is old.
Buy the truth, and sell it not; also wisdom, and instruction, and understanding.
Compra la verdad, y no la vendas; la sabiduría, la enseñanza, y la inteligencia.
Buy the truth, and don’t sell it. Get wisdom, discipline, and understanding.
The father of the righteous shall greatly rejoice: and he that begetteth a wise child shall have joy of him.
Mucho se alegrará el padre del justo: y el que engendró sabio se gozará con él.
The father of the righteous has great joy. Whoever fathers a wise child delights in him.
Thy father and thy mother shall be glad, and she that bare thee shall rejoice.
Alégrense tu padre y tu madre, y gócese la que te engendró.
Let your father and your mother be glad! Let her who bore you rejoice!
My son, give me thine heart, and let thine eyes observe my ways.
Dame, hijo mío, tu corazón, y miren tus ojos por mis caminos.
My son, give me your heart; and let your eyes keep in my ways.
For a whore is a deep ditch; and a strange woman is a narrow pit.
Porque sima profunda es la ramera, y pozo angosto la extraña.
For a prostitute is a deep pit; and a wayward wife is a narrow well.
She also lieth in wait as for a prey, and increaseth the transgressors among men.
También ella, como robador, acecha, y multiplica entre los hombres los prevaricadores.
Yes, she lies in wait like a robber, and increases the unfaithful among men.
Who hath woe? who hath sorrow? who hath contentions? who hath babbling? who hath wounds without cause? who hath redness of eyes?
¿Para quién será el ay? ¿para quién el ay? ¿para quién las rencillas? ¿para quién las quejas? ¿para quién las heridas en balde? ¿para quién lo amoratado de los ojos?
Who has woe? Who has sorrow? Who has strife? Who has complaints? Who has needless bruises? Who has bloodshot eyes?
They that tarry long at the wine; they that go to seek mixed wine.
Para los que se detienen mucho en el vino, para los que van buscando la mistura.
Those who stay long at the wine; those who go to seek out mixed wine.
Look not thou upon the wine when it is red, when it giveth his colour in the cup, when it moveth itself aright.
No mires al vino cuando rojea, cuando resplandece su color en el vaso: éntrase suavemente;
Don’t look at the wine when it is red, when it sparkles in the cup, when it goes down smoothly.
At the last it biteth like a serpent, and stingeth like an adder.
Mas al fin como serpiente morderá, y como basilisco dará dolor:
In the end, it bites like a snake, and poisons like a viper.
Thine eyes shall behold strange women, and thine heart shall utter perverse things.
Tus ojos mirarán las extrañas, y tu corazón hablará perversidades.
Your eyes will see strange things, and your mind will imagine confusing things.
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.
Y serás como el que yace en medio de la mar, ó como el que está en la punta de un mastelero.
Yes, you will be as he who lies down in the middle of the sea, or as he who lies on top of the rigging:
They have stricken me, shalt thou say, and I was not sick; they have beaten me, and I felt it not: when shall I awake? I will seek it yet again.
Y dirás: Hiriéronme, mas no me dolió; azotáronme, mas no lo sentí; cuando despertare, aun lo tornaré á buscar.
“They hit me, and I was not hurt! They beat me, and I don’t feel it! When will I wake up? I can do it again. I will look for more.”