Proverbs 6
1 My son, if thou have become surety for thy neighbour, —have struck for a stranger thy hands,
My son, if thou art surety for thy friend, [if] thou hast stricken thy hand with a stranger,
2 Thou hast been snared by the sayings of thy mouth, —thou hast been caught by the sayings of thy mouth.
Thou art snared with the words of thy mouth, thou art taken with the words of thy mouth.
3 Do this then, my son, and deliver thyself, When thou hast come into the hand of thy neighbour, Go, haste thee, and urge thy neighbour;
Do this now, my son, and deliver thyself, when thou art come into the hand of thy friend; go, humble thyself, and make sure thy friend.
4 Do not give sleep to thine eyes, or slumber to thine eyelashes;
Give not sleep to thy eyes, nor slumber to thy eyelids.
5 Deliver thyself, as a gazelle out of the hand, and as a bird, out of the hand of the fowler.
Deliver thyself as a roe from the hand [of the hunter], and as a bird from the hand of the fowler.
6 Go to the ant, thou sluggard, observe her ways, and be wise;
Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise:
7 Which, having no harvest, scribe, or ruler,
Which having no guide, overseer, or ruler,
8 Prepareth, in the summer, her food, hath collected, in the harvest, her sustenance.
Provideth her provisions in the summer, [and] gathereth her food in the harvest.
9 How long, O sluggard, wilt thou lie? how long ere thou rise from thy sleep?
How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard? when wilt thou arise out of thy sleep?
10 A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest: —
[Yet] a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep:
11 So shall come in, as a highwayman, thy poverty, and, thy want, as one armed with a shield.
So shall thy poverty come as one that traveleth, and thy want as an armed man.
12 An abandoned man, a man of iniquity, [is he] who—goeth on in perversity of mouth;
A naughty person, a wicked man, walketh with a froward mouth.
13 Winketh with his eyes, speaketh with his foot, pointeth with his fingers;
He winketh with his eyes, he speaketh with his feet, he teacheth with his fingers;
14 [Hath] perverse things in his heart, deviseth mischief on every occasion, strifes, he sendeth forth.
Frowardness [is] in his heart, he deviseth mischief continually; he soweth discord.
15 For this cause, suddenly cometh his doom, in a moment, shall he be torn in pieces and there be no mending.
Therefore shall his calamity come suddenly; suddenly shall he be broken without remedy.
16 These six things, doth Yahweh hate, yea, seven, are the abomination of his soul: —
These six [things] doth the LORD hate: yes, seven [are] an abomination to him:
17 Eyes that are lofty, a tongue that is false, and hands shedding innocent blood;
A proud look, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood.
18 A heart contriving iniquitous devices, feet hasting to run into mischief;
A heart that deviseth wicked imaginations, feet that are swift in running to mischief,
19 One that uttereth lies—a false witness, and one sending forth strifes between brethren.
A false witness [that] speaketh lies, and him that soweth discord among brethren.
20 Observe thou, my son, the commandment of thy father, and do not decline from the instruction of thy mother:
My son, keep thy father's commandment, and forsake not the law of thy mother:
21 Bind them upon thy heart continually, fasten them upon thy neck;
Bind them continually upon thy heart, [and] tie them about thy neck.
22 When thou walkest abroad, it shall guide thee, when thou sleepest, it shall watch over thee, when thou wakest, it shall speak to thee:
When thou goest, it shall lead thee; when thou sleepest, it shall keep thee; and [when] thou awakest, it shall talk with thee.
23 For, a lamp, is the commandment, and, the instruction, a light, and, the way of life, are the reproofs of correction:
For the commandment [is] a lamp; and the law [is] light; and reproofs of instruction [are] the way of life:
24 To keep thee from the wicked woman, from the flattery of the tongue of her that is a stranger.
To keep thee from the evil woman, from the flattery of the tongue of a strange woman.
25 Do not covet her beauty, in thy heart, neither let her take thee, by her eyelashes;
Lust not after her beauty in thy heart; neither let her take thee with her eyelids.
26 Because, for the sake of an impure woman, [a man may be brought] even to a cake of bread, —and, a man’s wife, for a precious soul, may hunt!
For by means of a lewd woman [a man is brought] to a piece of bread: and the adulteress will hunt for the precious life.
27 Can a man snatch up fire in his bosom, and, his clothes, not be burned?
Can a man take fire in his bosom, and his clothes not be burned?
28 Or can a man walk upon hot coals, and, his feet, not be burned?
Can one go upon hot coals, and his feet not be burned?
29 So, he that goeth in unto his neighbour’s wife, no man shall be guiltless who toucheth her!
So he that goeth in to his neighbor's wife; whoever toucheth her shall not be innocent.
30 Men despise not a thief, when he stealeth, to satisfy his appetite, because he is famished;
[Men] do not despise a thief, if he stealeth to satisfy his soul when he is hungry;
31 Yet, if found, he must pay back sevenfold, All the substance of his house, must he give:
But [if] he is found, he shall restore seven-fold; he shall give all the substance of his house.
32 He that committeth adultery with a woman, lacketh sense, A destroyer of his own life, is he that doeth it;
[But] whoever committeth adultery with a woman lacketh understanding: he [that] doeth it destroyeth his own soul.
33 Smiting and shame, shall he find, and, his reproach, shall not be wiped out;
A wound and dishonor shall he get; and his reproach shall not be wiped away.
34 For, jealousy, is the rage of a man, nor will he spare, in the day of avenging;
For jealousy [is] the rage of a man: therefore he will not spare in the day of vengeance.
35 He will not look, at any ransom, neither will he consent, though thou increase the bribe.
He will not regard any ransom; neither will he rest content, though thou givest many gifts.
