You will stagger like a sailor tossed at sea, clinging to a swaying mast. And you will say, “They hit me, but I didn’t feel it. I didn’t even know it when they beat me up. When will I wake up so I can ...

You will stagger like a sailor tossed at sea, clinging to a swaying mast. English Standard Version You will be like one who lies down in the midst of the sea, like one who lies on the top of a mast.

7 They are always thinking about how much it costs. “Eat and drink,” they say, but they don’t mean it. and your compliments will be wasted. for they will despise the wisest advice. don’t take the land of defenseless orphans. he himself will bring their charges against you. listen carefully to words of knowledge.

CSB You’ll be like someone sleeping out at sea or lying down on the top of a ship’s mast. NLT You will stagger like a sailor tossed at sea, clinging to a swaying mast. KJV Yea, thou shalt be as he that lieth down in the midst of the sea, or as he that lieth upon the top of a mast.

You will stagger like a sailor tossed at sea, clinging to a swaying mast. Yea, thou shalt be as he that lieth down in the midst of the sea, Or as he that lieth upon the top of a mast. And thou shalt be as one sleeping in the midst of the sea, and as a pilot fast asleep, when the stern is lost.

You will stagger like a sailor tossed at sea, clinging to a swaying mast.

34 You will stagger like a sailor tossed at sea, clinging to a swaying mast. 35 And you will say, "They hit me, but I didn't feel it. I didn't even know it when they beat me up. When will I wake up so I can look for another drink?"

You will stagger like a sailor tossed at sea, clinging to a swaying mast. Who are the people who are always crying the blues? Who do you know who reeks of self-pity? Who keeps getting beaten up for no reason at all? Whose eyes are bleary and bloodshot? It’s those who spend the night with a bottle, for whom drinking is serious business.

You’ll be like a seasick sailor being tossed to and fro, dizzy and out of your mind. You will be like one who lies down in the midst of the sea, like one who lies on the top of a mast.

34 You will stagger like a sailor tossed at sea, clinging to a swaying mast. 35 And you will say, “They hit me, but I didn’t feel it. I didn’t even know it when they beat me up. When will I wake up. so I can look for another drink?”