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OET by section PROV 23:1

⌂ ← PROV 23:1–23:3 → ‴ ║ ═ ©

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23:1 -6-

23 When you sit down to eat with a political leader,

pay attention to what’s in front of you,

2 and put a knife to your throat,

if you have an enormous appetite.

3 Don’t crave their delicacies,

because it’s the food of lies.

23 if/because you_will_sit_down to_eat with a_ruler carefully_(consider) you_will_consider DOM that_which is_before_of_you.
2 And_you_will_put a_knife in_throat_of_your if are_a_master_of appetite you.
3 Do_not crave[fn][fn] for_his_delicious_of_food(s) and_he is_food_of lies.

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23:3 OSHB note: Marks a place where we agree with BHQ against BHS in reading L.

23:3 OSHB note: We have abandoned or added a ketib/qere relative to BHS. In doing this we agree with L against BHS.

⌂ ← PROV 23:1–23:3 → ‴ ║ ═ ©

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