Proverbs 6
6
1My son, if thou be surety for thy friend,
If thou hast stricken thy hand with a stranger,
2Thou art snared with the words of thy mouth,
Thou art taken with the words of thy mouth.
3Do 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.
4Give not sleep to thine eyes,
Nor slumber to thine eyelids.
5Deliver thyself as a roe from the hand of the hunter,
And as a bird from the hand of the fowler.
6Go to the ant, thou sluggard;
Consider her ways, and be wise:
7Which having no guide,
Overseer, or ruler,
8Provideth her meat in the summer,
And gathereth her food in the harvest.
9How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard?
When wilt thou arise out of thy sleep?
10 Yet a little sleep, a little slumber,
A little folding of the hands to sleep:
11So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth,
And thy want as an armed man.
12A naughty person, a wicked man,
Walketh with a froward mouth.
13He winketh with his eyes, he speaketh with his feet,
He teacheth with his fingers;
14Frowardness is in his heart, he deviseth mischief continually;
He soweth discord.
15Therefore shall his calamity come suddenly;
Suddenly shall he be broken without remedy.
16These six things doth the LORD hate:
Yea, seven are an abomination unto him:
17A proud look, a lying tongue,
And hands that shed innocent blood,
18An heart that deviseth wicked imaginations,
Feet that be swift in running to mischief,
19A false witness that speaketh lies,
And he that soweth discord among brethren.
20My son, keep thy father's commandment,
And forsake not the law of thy mother:
21Bind them continually upon thine heart,
And tie them about thy neck.
22When thou goest, it shall lead thee;
When thou sleepest, it shall keep thee;
And when thou awakest, it shall talk with thee.
23For the commandment is a lamp; and the law is light;
And reproofs of instruction are the way of life:
24To keep thee from the evil woman,
From the flattery of the tongue of a strange woman.
25Lust not after her beauty in thine heart;
Neither let her take thee with her eyelids.
26For by means of a whorish woman a man is brought to a piece of bread:
And the adulteress will hunt for the precious life.
27Can a man take fire in his bosom,
And his clothes not be burned?
28Can one go upon hot coals,
And his feet not be burned?
29So he that goeth in to his neighbour's wife;
Whosoever toucheth her shall not be innocent.
30 Men do not despise a thief, if he steal
To satisfy his soul when he is hungry;
31But if he be found, he shall restore sevenfold;
He shall give all the substance of his house.
32 But whoso committeth adultery with a woman lacketh understanding:
He that doeth it destroyeth his own soul.
33A wound and dishonour shall he get;
And his reproach shall not be wiped away.
34For jealousy is the rage of a man:
Therefore he will not spare in the day of vengeance.
35He will not regard any ransom;
Neither will he rest content, though thou givest many gifts.
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Against Pledges
1My child, if you have pledged to your neighbor,
if you have bound yourself#Literally “palms of your hands” to the stranger,
2if you are snared by the sayings of your mouth,
if you are caught by the sayings of your mouth,
3do this, then, my child, and save yourself,
for you have come into the palm of your neighbor’s hand:#Literally “the palm of the hand of your neighbor”
Go, humble yourself, plead with your neighbor.
4Do not give sleep to your eyes,
or slumber to your eyelids.
5Save yourself like a gazelle from a hand,
or like a bird from the hand of a fowler.
Against Sloth
6Go to the ant, lazy!
Consider its ways and be wise.
7It has no chief,
officer, or ruler.
8In the summer, it prepares its food;
in the harvest, it gathers its sustenance.
9How long will you lie down, lazy?
When will you rise up from your sleep?
10A little sleep, a little slumber,
a little folding of the hands for rest—
11like a robber#Literally “one who walks,” that is, a vagabond shall your poverty come,
and what you lack like an armed man.
Against Worthlessness
12A worthless man, an evil man,
goes around with deceitful speech.#Literally “crookedness of mouth”
13Winking in his eye, shuffling in his foot,
pointing in his fingers,
14perversion in his heart, he devises evil;
at all times he will send out discord.#Or “quarrels”
15Upon such a man,#Literally “thus” suddenly shall his calamity come;
in a moment he will be damaged and there is no healing.#Or “repair”
What Yahweh Hates
16There are six things Yahweh hates,
and seven things are abominations of his soul:#Or “inner self”
17haughty eyes, a lying tongue,
and hands that shed innocent blood,
18a devising heart, plans of deception,
feet that hurry to run to evil,#Hebrew “the evil”
19a false witness who breathes lies
and sends out discord#Or “quarrels” between brothers.
Commandment and Instruction as Guardians
20My child, keep the commandment of your father,
and do not disregard the instruction of your mother.
21Bind them on your heart continually;
tie them upon your neck.
22When you walk,#Literally “In your walking” she#That is, “commandment” and “instruction” will lead you,
When you lie down,#Literally “In your lying down” she will watch over you,
and when you awake, she will converse with you.
23For like a lamp is a commandment, and instruction is light,
and the way of life#Hebrew “lives” is the reproof of discipline,
24in order to preserve you from an evil woman,#Or “wife”
from the smoothness of the tongue of an adulteress.#Literally “a foreign woman”
25Do not desire her beauty in your heart;
may she not capture you with her eyelashes.
26For the price of a woman, a prostitute,#Or “whore” is the price of a loaf of bread,
but the woman belonging to a man#Literally “the woman of a man” hunts precious life.
Warning Against Relations with a Married Woman
27Can a man carry fire in his lap,
and his clothes not burn?
28If a man walks upon the hot coals,
will his feet not be burned?
29Thus, he who goes to the wife of his neighbor,
any who touches her shall not go unpunished.
30People do not despise a thief when he steals
to fill himself#Or “soul,” or “inner self” when he is hungry.
31But if he is found, he will pay sevenfold,
every possession of his house he shall give.
32He who commits adultery with a woman lacks sense,#Literally “heart”
he destroys himself#Or “his soul,” or “his life” who does it.
33A wound and dishonor he will find,
and his disgrace will not be wiped out.
34For jealousy is the fury of a husband,
and he will not show restraint on the day of revenge.
35He will not accept any compensation,#Literally “the face of any compensation”
and he will not be willing, though the bribe is large.
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