King James Version

Proverbs 23:21

For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty: and drowsiness shall clothe a man with rags.

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כִּיkiassuredכִּיconjunction — “assured”H3588(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexedand, + (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured(-ly), + but, certainly, doubtless, + else, even, + except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, + nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, + (al-) though, + til…סֹבֵ֣אsovedrunkardסָבָאverb, qal, participle, absolute — “drunkard”, a verb used as a describing wordH5433to quaff to satiety, i.e. become tipsydrunkard, fill self, Sabean, (wine-) bibber.וְ֭זוֹלֵלvezoleland blow downזָלַלconjunction, verb, qal, participle, absolute — “and blow down”, a verb used as a describing wordH2151to shake (as in the wind), i.e. to quake; figuratively, to be loose morally, worthless or prodigalblow down, glutton, riotous (eater), vile.יִוָּרֵ֑שׁyivareshexpelיָרַשׁverb, niphal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “expel”, an unfinished actionH3423to occupy (by driving out previous tenants, and possessing in their place); by implication, to seize, to rob, to inherit; also to expel, to impoverish, to ruincast out, consume, destroy, disinherit, dispossess, drive(-ing) out, enjoy, expel, [idiom] without fail, (give to, leave for) inherit(-ance, -or) [phrase] magistrate, be (make) poor, come to poverty, (give to, make to) possess, get (have)…וּ֝קְרָעִ֗יםuqeraimand ragקֶרַעconjunction, noun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “and rag”, the ordinary formH7168a ragpiece, rag.תַּלְבִּ֥ישׁtalbishclotheלָבַשׁverb, hiphil, imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “clothe”, an unfinished actionH3847properly, wrap around, i.e. (by implication) to put on agarment or clothe (oneself, or another), literally or figuratively(in) apparel, arm, array (self), clothe (self), come upon, put (on, upon), wear.נוּמָֽהnumahdrowsinessנוּמָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “drowsiness”, the ordinary formH5124sleepinessdrowsiness.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty; and drowsiness shall clothe a man with rags.

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American Standard Version (1901)

For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty; And drowsiness will clothe a man with rags.

Young’s Literal Translation

For the quaffer and glutton become poor, And drowsiness clotheth with rags.

World English Bible

for the drunkard and the glutton shall become poor; and drowsiness clothes them in rags.

Darby Translation

For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty; and drowsiness clotheth with rags.

Douay-Rheims

Because they that give themselves to drinking, and that club together shall be consumed; and drowsiness shall be clothed with rags.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty; and drowsiness shall clothe a man with rags.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

for every drunkard and whoremonger shall be poor; and every sluggard shall clothe himself with tatters and ragged garments.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Πᾶς γὰρ μέθυσος καὶ πορνοκόπος πτωχεύσει, καὶ ἐνδύσεται διεῤῥηγμένα καὶ ῥακώδη πᾶς ὑπνώδης.