American Standard Version
"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. "
— Proverbs 23:34, American Standard Version
“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.”
“Yes, you will be as he who lies down in the midst of the sea, or as he who lies on top of the rigging:”
“And you will be like one who lies down in the midst of the sea, and like one who lies down on the top of the rigging.”
“And thou shalt be as one sleeping in the midst of the sea, and as a pilot fast asleep when the stern is lost.”
“Yes, you will be like him who takes his rest on the sea, or on the top of a sail-support.”
“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.”
Look not thou upon the wine when it is red, When it sparkleth in the cup, When it goeth down smoothly:
At the last it biteth like a serpent, And stingeth like an adder.
Thine eyes shall behold strange things, And thy heart shall utter perverse 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.
They have stricken me, shalt thou say, and I was not hurt; They have beaten me, and I felt it not: When shall I awake? I will seek it yet again.