Amsal 23:18-19

23:18 For surely there is a future, ¹ 

and your hope will not be cut off. ² 

23:19 Listen, my child, ³  and be wise,

and guide your heart on the right way.

[23:18]  ¹ tn Heb “end” (so KJV); ASV “a reward.”

[23:18]  ² sn The saying is an understatement; far from being cut off, the “hope” will be realized in the end. So this saying, the thirteenth, advises people to be zealous for the fear of the Lord, their religion, rather than for anything that sinners have to offer.

[23:19]  ³ tn Heb “my son,” but the immediate context does not limit this to male children.