Proverbs

Proverbs 5:9–11

⁹lest you concede your vigor to others,

and your years to one who is cruel;

¹⁰lest strangers feast on your wealth,

and your labors enrich the house of a foreigner.

¹¹At the end of your life you will groan

when your flesh and your body are spent,

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
lest	פֶּן־	pen-	Conjunction	H6435 lest
you concede	תִּתֵּ֣ן	tit·tên	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H5414 give, put, set
your vigor	הוֹדֶ֑ךָ	hō·w·ḏe·ḵā	Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H1935 splendour, majesty, vigour
to others	לַאֲחֵרִ֣ים	la·’ă·ḥê·rîm	Preposition-l; Adjective - masculine plural	H312 another
and your years	וּ֝שְׁנֹתֶ֗יךָ	ū·šə·nō·ṯe·ḵā	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine plural construct; second person masculine singular	H8141 year
to one who is cruel	לְאַכְזָרִֽי׃	lə·’aḵ·zā·rî	Preposition-l; Adjective - masculine singular	H394 cruel

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
lest	פֶּֽן־	pen-	Conjunction	H6435 lest
strangers	זָרִ֣ים	zā·rîm	Adjective - masculine plural	H2114 be a stranger
feast	יִשְׂבְּע֣וּ	yiś·bə·‘ū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H7646 be sated, satisfied, surfeited
on your wealth	כֹּחֶ֑ךָ	kō·ḥe·ḵā	Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H3581 strength, power
and your labors	וַ֝עֲצָבֶ֗יךָ	wa·‘ă·ṣā·ḇe·ḵā	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular	H6089 pain, hurt, toil
the house	בְּבֵ֣ית	bə·ḇêṯ	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H1004 house
of a foreigner	נָכְרִֽי׃	nā·ḵə·rî	Adjective - masculine singular	H5237 foreign, alien

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
At the end of your life	בְאַחֲרִיתֶ֑ךָ	ḇə·’a·ḥă·rî·ṯe·ḵā	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H319 after-part, end
you will groan	וְנָהַמְתָּ֥	wə·nā·ham·tā	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular	H5098 growl, groan
when your flesh	בְּ֝שָׂרְךָ֗	bə·śā·rə·ḵā	Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H1320 flesh
and your body	וּשְׁאֵרֶֽךָ׃	ū·šə·’ê·re·ḵā	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H7607 flesh
are spent	בִּכְל֥וֹת	biḵ·lō·wṯ	Preposition-b; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H3615 be complete, at an end, finished, accomplished, spent

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Proverbs 5:9 Nehemiah 13:26

Proverbs 5:10 Hosea 7:9 · Proverbs 6:35

Proverbs 5:11 Romans 6:21 · Revelation 22:15 · Hebrews 13:4 · Numbers 5:27

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.