Catholic Public Domain Version
"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. "
— Proverbs 23:34, Catholic Public Domain 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.”
“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.”
Do not gaze into the wine when it turns gold, when its color shines in the glass. It enters pleasantly,
but in the end, it will bite like a snake, and it will spread poison like a king of snakes.
Your eyes will see women who are outsiders, and your heart will utter perversities.
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 you will say: “They have beaten me, but I did not feel pain. They have dragged me, and I did not realize it. When will I awaken and find more wine?”