34 You will be like one who lies down in the midst of the sea,
    like one who lies on the top of a mast.[a]
35 “They (A)struck me,” you will say,[b] “but I was not hurt;
    they beat me, but I did not feel it.
When shall I awake?
    I (B)must have another drink.”

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 23:34 Or of the rigging
  2. Proverbs 23:35 Hebrew lacks you will say

34 You will be like one sleeping on the high seas,
    lying on top of the rigging.
35 “They hit me,” you will say, “but I’m not hurt!
    They beat me, but I don’t feel it!
When will I wake up
    so I can find another drink?”(A)

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