Rejoice, O young man, in thy youth; and let thy heart cheer thee in the days of thy youth, and walk in the ways of thine heart, and in the sight of thine eyes: but know thou, that for all these {things} God will bring thee into judgment.

Stolen waters are sweet, and bread {eaten} in secret is pleasant. {eaten...: Heb. of secrecies}

He hath filled me with bitterness, he hath made me drunken with wormwood. {bitterness: Heb. bitternesses}

Though wickedness be sweet in his mouth, {though} he hide it under his tongue;

Choosing rather to suffer affliction with the people of God, than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a season;

And when the woman saw that the tree {was} good for food, and that it {was} pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make {one} wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave also unto her husband with her; and he did eat. {pleasant: Heb. a desire}

For they eat the bread of wickedness, and drink the wine of violence.

Stolen waters are sweet, and bread {eaten} in secret is pleasant. {eaten...: Heb. of secrecies}

He hath also broken my teeth with gravel stones, he hath covered me with ashes. {covered...: or, rolled me in the ashes}

Though wickedness be sweet in his mouth, {though} he hide it under his tongue;

For they eat the bread of wickedness, and drink the wine of violence.