Proverbs 5:14

I almost ¹  came to complete ruin ²  in the midst of the whole congregation!” ³ 

I have come to the brink of utter ruin in the midst of the whole assembly."

"I was almost in utter ruin In the midst of the assembly and congregation."

I have come to the brink of utter ruin, and now I must face public disgrace."

My life is ruined! I haven't one blessed thing to show for my life!"

I was in almost all evil in the company of the people.

Now I am at the point of utter ruin in the public assembly."

I was on the verge of total ruin, In the midst of the assembly and congregation."

I almost ¹  came to complete ruin ²  in the midst of the whole congregation!” ³ 

¹ tn The expression כִּמְעַט (kim’at) is “like a little.” It means “almost,” and is used of unrealized action (BDB 590 s.v. 2). Cf. NCV “I came close to”; NLT “I have come to the brink of.”

² tn Heb “I was in all evil” (cf. KJV, ASV).

³ tn The text uses the two words “congregation and assembly” to form a hendiadys, meaning the entire assembly.