<p class="poetry">Do not spend time<n id="1" /> among drunkards,<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">among those who eat too much<n id="3" /> meat,p>

<p class="poetry">because drunkards and gluttons become impoverished,p> <p class="poetry">and drowsiness<n id="1" /> clothes them with rags.<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">The one who keeps the law<n id="1" /> is a discerning child,<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">but a companion of gluttons brings shame<n id="3" /> to his parents.<n id="4" />p>

<p class="poetry"><v id="(63:19b)" /><n id="1" /> If only you would tear apart the sky<n id="2" /> and come down!p> <p class="poetry">The mountains would tremble<n id="3" /> before you!p>

<p class="poetry">When you performed awesome deeds that took us by surprise,<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">you came down, and the mountains trembled<n id="2" /> before you.p>

They must declare to the elders<n id="1" /> of his city, &#8220;Our son is stubborn and rebellious and pays no attention to what we say &#8211; he is a glutton and drunkard.&#8221;

<p class="lamhebrew">&#1499; (<i>Kafi>)p> <p class="poetry">All her people groanedp> <p class="poetry">as they searched for a morsel of bread.<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">They exchanged<n id="2" /> their valuables<n id="3" />p> <p class="poetry">for<n id="4" /> just enough foodp> <p class="poetry">to stay alive.<n id="5" />p><t /><p class="poetry">&#8220;Look, O <sc>Lordsc>! Consider<n id="6" />p> <p class="poetry">that I have become worthless!&#8221;p>

<p class="bodytext">Because of this, the <sc>Lordsc> said,<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">&#8220;You must repent of such words and thoughts!p> <p class="poetry">If you do, I will restore you to the privilege of serving me.<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">If you say what is worthwhile instead of what is worthless,p> <p class="poetry">I will again allow you to be my spokesman.<n id="3" />p> <p class="poetry">They must become as you have been.p> <p class="poetry">You must not become like them.<n id="4" />p>