NASB
"Or you will give your vigor to others And your years to the cruel one;"
— Proverbs 5:9, NASB
“Lest thou give thine honour unto others, and thy years unto the cruel:”
“Lest thou give thine honor unto others, And thy years unto the cruel; ”
“lest you give your honor to others, and your years to the cruel one;”
“lest you give your vigor to others and your years to a cruel person,”
“Give not thy honour to strangers, and thy years to the cruel.”
“For fear that you may give your honour to others, and your wealth to strange men:”
“Lest thou give thine honour unto others, and thy years unto the cruel:”
She does not ponder the path of life; Her ways are unstable, she does not know it.
Now then, my sons, listen to me And do not depart from the words of my mouth.
Keep your way far from her And do not go near the door of her house,
Or you will give your vigor to others And your years to the cruel one;
And strangers will be filled with your strength And your hard-earned goods will go to the house of an alien;
And you groan at your final end, When your flesh and your body are consumed;
And you say, "How I have hated instruction! And my heart spurned reproof!