Proverbs 6
6
Warnings Against Folly
1My son, if you have put up security for your neighbor,
if you have shaken hands in pledge for a stranger,
2you have been trapped by what you said,
ensnared by the words of your mouth.
3So do this, my son, to free yourself,
since you have fallen into your neighbor’s hands:
Go—to the point of exhaustion—#6:3 Or Go and humble yourself,
and give your neighbor no rest!
4Allow no sleep to your eyes,
no slumber to your eyelids.
5Free yourself, like a gazelle from the hand of the hunter,
like a bird from the snare of the fowler.
6Go to the ant, you sluggard;
consider its ways and be wise!
7It has no commander,
no overseer or ruler,
8yet it stores its provisions in summer
and gathers its food at harvest.
9How long will you lie there, you sluggard?
When will you get up from your sleep?
10A little sleep, a little slumber,
a little folding of the hands to rest—
11and poverty will come on you like a thief
and scarcity like an armed man.
12A troublemaker and a villain,
who goes about with a corrupt mouth,
13who winks maliciously with his eye,
signals with his feet
and motions with his fingers,
14who plots evil with deceit in his heart—
he always stirs up conflict.
15Therefore disaster will overtake him in an instant;
he will suddenly be destroyed—without remedy.
16There are six things the Lord hates,
seven that are detestable to him:
17haughty eyes,
a lying tongue,
hands that shed innocent blood,
18a heart that devises wicked schemes,
feet that are quick to rush into evil,
19a false witness who pours out lies
and a person who stirs up conflict in the community.
Warning Against Adultery
20My son, keep your father’s command
and do not forsake your mother’s teaching.
21Bind them always on your heart;
fasten them around your neck.
22When you walk, they will guide you;
when you sleep, they will watch over you;
when you awake, they will speak to you.
23For this command is a lamp,
this teaching is a light,
and correction and instruction
are the way to life,
24keeping you from your neighbor’s wife,
from the smooth talk of a wayward woman.
25Do not lust in your heart after her beauty
or let her captivate you with her eyes.
26For a prostitute can be had for a loaf of bread,
but another man’s wife preys on your very life.
27Can a man scoop fire into his lap
without his clothes being burned?
28Can a man walk on hot coals
without his feet being scorched?
29So is he who sleeps with another man’s wife;
no one who touches her will go unpunished.
30People do not despise a thief if he steals
to satisfy his hunger when he is starving.
31Yet if he is caught, he must pay sevenfold,
though it costs him all the wealth of his house.
32But a man who commits adultery has no sense;
whoever does so destroys himself.
33Blows and disgrace are his lot,
and his shame will never be wiped away.
34For jealousy arouses a husband’s fury,
and he will show no mercy when he takes revenge.
35He will not accept any compensation;
he will refuse a bribe, however great it is.
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Proverbs 6
6
Economic Entanglements
1My son, if you have become a cosigner for your neighbor, if you have shaken hands in pledge with a stranger,
2if you are trapped by your own words, ensnared by the words of your mouth,
3then do this, my son, and free yourself, since you fell into your neighbor’s hand: Go, humble yourself, plead with your neighbor!
4Allow no sleep to your eyes, nor slumber to your eyelids.
5Escape like a gazelle from the hunter’s hand, like a bird from the snare of the fowler.
Laziness and Perversity
6Go to the ant, you slacker— consider its ways and be wise!
7It has no commander, no overseer or ruler.
8Yet it prepares its provisions in summer and gathers its food at harvest.
9How long will you lie there, slacker? When will you get up from your sleep?
10A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep—
11and your poverty comes like a bandit and your need like an armed man.
12A scoundrel, a wicked man, is one who goes around with a perverse mouth,
13winking his eyes, shuffling his feet, pointing his fingers,
14who continually plots evil with deceit in his heart stirring up strife.
15Therefore his disaster will come suddenly —in an instant he will be broken, with no remedy.
16Six things Adonai hates, yes, seven are abominations to Him:
17haughty eyes, a lying tongue, hands that shed innocent blood,
18a heart that plots wicked schemes, feet that run to evil,
19a false witness who spouts lies, and one who stirs up strife among brothers.
A Father’s Warning Against Adultery
20My son, keep your father’s mitzvah, and forsake not your mother’s teaching.
21Bind them on your heart continually— tie them around your neck.
22When you walk, they will guide you. When you lie down, they will watch over you, and when you wake up, they will speak to you.
23For the mitzvah is a lamp, Torah a light, and corrective discipline the way of life,
24keeping you from the immoral woman, from a wayward wife’s smooth tongue.
25Do not lust in your heart after her beauty or let her captivate you with her eyelids.
26For on account of a prostitute one is reduced to a loaf of bread; a man’s wife preys on your precious life.
27Can a man scoop fire into his lap without burning his clothes?
28Or can a man walk upon hot coals without scorching his feet?
29So is he who goes to another man’s wife. No one who touches her will go unpunished.
30Men do not despise a thief if he steals to satisfy himself when he is starving.
31Yet if he is caught, he must repay sevenfold, giving up all the wealth of his house.
32He who commits adultery with a woman lacks sense. Whoever does so destroys himself.
33He will find disease and disgrace. His shame will never be wiped away.
34For jealousy enrages a man and he will show no mercy in the day of revenge.
35He will not accept any compensation, he will not consent, even if your bribe is great.
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