Proverbs 21:17 He that loves pleasure shall be a poor man: he that loves wine and oil shall not be rich. Let not your recreations be lavish spenders of your time; but choose such which are healthful, short, transient, recreative, and apt to refresh you; but at no period dwell upon them, or make them your great employment; for he that spends his time in sports, and calls it recreation, is like him whose garment is all made of fringes, and his meat nothing but sauces: they are healthless, chargeable, and useless. And, therefore, avoid such games which require much time or long attendance, or which are apt to steal thy affections from more severe employments. For, to whatsoever thou hast given thy affections, thou wilt not grudge to give thy time. Natural necessity teaches us that it is lawful to relax and unbend our bow, but not to suffer it to be unready or unstrung. (Jeremy Taylor.) Parallel Verses KJV: He that loveth pleasure shall be a poor man: he that loveth wine and oil shall not be rich.WEB: He who loves pleasure shall be a poor man. He who loves wine and oil shall not be rich. |
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