Mishle 6
6
1Beni (my son), if thou put up collateral for thy re'a, if thou hast shaken hands in pledge with a zar (stranger),
2Thou art snared with the words of thy peh (mouth), thou art trapped with the words of thy peh (mouth).
3Do this now, beni (my son), and deliver thyself, since thou art come into the palm of thy re'a; go, humble thyself, and plead with thy re'a.
4Give not sheynah to thine eyes, nor slumber to thine eyelids.
5Deliver thyself as a gazelle from the yad,#6:5 of the hunter and as a tzippor (bird) from the yad of the fowler.
6Go to the nemalah (ant), thou atzel (sluggard, lazy one); consider her drakhim (ways), and be chacham (wise);
7Which having no katzin (officer, leader) or shoter (policeman) or moshel,
8Prepareth her lechem in the kayitz (summer), and gathereth her food in the katzir (harvest).
9Ad mosai wilt thou lie down, O atzel (sluggard, lazy one)? When wilt thou arise out of thy sheynah (sleep)?
10Yet a little sheynot (sleep ),#6:10 pl. a little slumber, a little folding of the yadayim to sleep;
11So shall thy poverty come as a prowler, and thy need as an ish mogen (man of armor).
12A worthless person, a wicked man, walketh with a perverse peh (mouth).
13He winketh with his eyes, he shuffleth with his regel, he pointeth with his fingers;
14Tahpukhot (perversity) is in his lev, he deviseth rah continually; he stirs up midanim (contention, strife, discord).#6:14 pl.
15Therefore shall his calamity come suddenly; suddenly shall he be destroyed without marpeh (remedy).
16These shesh (six) things doth Hashem hate; indeed, shevah (seven) are an abomination unto His Nefesh;
17Haughty eyes, a lashon sheker, and hands guilty of shefach dahm naki,
18A lev that deviseth wicked machshevot (plans), raglayim that are swift in running to ra'ah,
19An ed sheker that speaketh lies, and he that soweth midanim (contention, strife, discords) among achim.
20Beni (my son), keep the mitzvat Avicha, and forsake not the torat Immecha;
21Bind them tamid (continually) upon thine lev, and tie them about thy neck.
22When thou goest, it shall guide thee; when thou sleepest, it shall be shomer over thee; and when thou awakest, it shall talk with thee.
23For the mitzvah is a ner (lamp); and torah an ohr; and tokhakhot musar (reproofs of discipline) are the Derech Chayyim (Life Lane);
24To be shomer over thee, keeping thee from the eshet rah, from the smooth lashon of the nokhriyah (strange woman).
25Lust not after her beauty in thine lev; neither let her allure thee with her eyelids.
26For by means of an isha zonah a man is reduced to a kikar lechem; and [another] manʼs wife will prey on the nefesh yekara (precious soul).
27Can a man take eish in his kheyk, and his clothes not be burned?
28Can one walk upon hot coals, and his regel not be burned?
29So is he that goeth into his eshet re'a; whosoever toucheth her shall not go unpunished.
30Men do not despise a ganav if he steal to satisfy his nefesh when he is starving;
31But if he be found out, he shall restore sevenfold; he shall give hon (substance, wealth) of his bais;
32But the no'ef (one who committeth adultery) with an isha lacketh lev;#6:32 of understanding he that doeth it destroyeth his own nefesh.
33A nega#6:33 See Isa 53:8 for Moshiachʼs nega taken for unfaithful Israel and dishonor shall he get; and his cherpah (reproach) shall not be wiped away.
34For kina (jealousy) is the chamat gever (husbandʼs rage); therefore he will not spare in the yom nakam (day of vengeance).
35He will not regard kofer (compensation); neither will he be the appeased, though shochad (bribe) be great.
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Proverbs 6
6
1My son, if you have become collateral for your neighbour,
if you have struck your hands in pledge for a stranger,
2 you are trapped by the words of your mouth;
you are ensnared with the words of your mouth.
3 Do this now, my son, and deliver yourself,
since you have come into the hand of your neighbour.
Go, humble yourself.
Press your plea with your neighbour.
4 Give no sleep to your eyes,
nor slumber to your eyelids.
5Free yourself, like a gazelle from the hand of the hunter,
like a bird from the snare of the fowler.
6 Go to the ant, you sluggard.
Consider her ways, and be wise;
7which having no chief, overseer, or ruler,
8 provides her bread in the summer,
and gathers her food in the harvest.
9 How long will you sleep, sluggard?
When will you arise out of your sleep?
10 A little sleep, a little slumber,
a little folding of the hands to sleep—
11 so your poverty will come as a robber,
and your scarcity as an armed man.
12 A worthless person, a man of iniquity,
is he who walks with a perverse mouth,
13who winks with his eyes, who signals with his feet,
who motions with his fingers,
14 in whose heart is perverseness,
who devises evil continually,
who always sows discord.
15 Therefore his calamity will come suddenly.
He will be broken suddenly, and that without remedy.
16 There are six things which the LORD hates;
yes, seven which are an abomination to him:
17arrogant eyes, a lying tongue,
hands that shed innocent blood,
18 a heart that devises wicked schemes,
feet that are swift in running to mischief,
19 a false witness who utters lies,
and he who sows discord amongst brothers.
20 My son, keep your father’s commandment,
and don’t forsake your mother’s teaching.
21 Bind them continually on your heart.
Tie them around your neck.
22 When you walk, it will lead you.
When you sleep, it will watch over you.
When you awake, it will talk with you.
23 For the commandment is a lamp,
and the law is light.
Reproofs of instruction are the way of life,
24 to keep you from the immoral woman,
from the flattery of the wayward wife’s tongue.
25Don’t lust after her beauty in your heart,
neither let her captivate you with her eyelids.
26 For a prostitute reduces you to a piece of bread.
The adulteress hunts for your precious life.
27 Can a man scoop fire into his lap,
and his clothes not be burnt?
28 Or can one walk on hot coals,
and his feet not be scorched?
29 So is he who goes in to his neighbour’s wife.
Whoever touches her will not be unpunished.
30 Men don’t despise a thief
if he steals to satisfy himself when he is hungry,
31 but if he is found, he shall restore seven times.
He shall give all the wealth of his house.
32 He who commits adultery with a woman is void of understanding.
He who does it destroys his own soul.
33 He will get wounds and dishonour.
His reproach will not be wiped away.
34 For jealousy arouses the fury of the husband.
He won’t spare in the day of vengeance.
35 He won’t regard any ransom,
neither will he rest content, though you give many gifts.
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