Proverbs 5:10
lest strangers take their fill of your strength, and your labors go to the house of a foreigner,
In context
7 And now, O sons, listen to me, and do not depart from the words of my mouth. 8 Keep your way far from her, and do not go near the door of her house, 9 lest you give your honor to others and your years to the merciless, 10 lest strangers take their fill of your strength, and your labors go to the house of a foreigner, 11 and at the end of your life you groan, when your flesh and body are consumed, 12 and you say, “How I hated discipline, and my heart despised reproof! 13 I did not listen to the voice of my teachers or incline my ear to my instructors.
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- KJV King James Version
— Proverbs 5:10 in the KJV
Lest strangers be filled with thy wealth; And thy labours be in the house of a stranger;
- NIV New International Version
— Proverbs 5:10 in the NIV
lest strangers feast on your wealth and your toil enrich the house of another.