NET Bible
"Should your springs be dispersed outside, your streams of water in the wide plazas?"
— Proverbs 5:16, NET Bible
“Let thy fountains be dispersed abroad, and rivers of waters in the streets.”
“Should thy springs be dispersed abroad, And streams of water in the streets? ”
“Should your springs overflow in the streets, streams of water in the public squares?”
“Let thy fountains be conveyed abroad, and in the streets divide thy waters.”
“Let not your springs be flowing in the streets, or your streams of water in the open places.”
“Let thy fountains be dispersed abroad, and rivers of waters in the streets.”
For I did not obey my teachers and I did not heed my instructors.
I almost came to complete ruin in the midst of the whole congregation!”
Drink water from your own cistern and running water from your own well.
Should your springs be dispersed outside, your streams of water in the wide plazas?
Let them be for yourself alone, and not for strangers with you.
May your fountain be blessed, and may you rejoice in the wife you married in your youth–
a loving doe, a graceful deer; may her breasts satisfy you at all times, may you be captivated by her love always.