proverbs 5:10 Lest strangers be filled with thy wealth; and thy labours be in the house of a stranger; - Free Bible Online

proverbs 5:10 Lest strangers be filled with your strength, And your hard-earned goods [go] to the house of an alien;


      10. wealth--literally, "strength," or the result of it.
      labours--the fruit of thy painful exertions (Ps 127:2). There may be a reference to slavery, a commuted punishment for death due the adulterer (De 22:22).

JFB.


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