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
Parental Counsel
1My son, if you have become surety for your neighbor,
Have given a pledge for a stranger,
2 If you have been snared with the words of your mouth,
Have been caught with the words of your mouth,
3Do this then, my son, and deliver yourself;
Since you have come into the hand of your neighbor,
Go, humble yourself, and importune your neighbor.
4Give no sleep to your eyes,
Nor slumber to your eyelids;
5Deliver yourself like a gazelle from the hunter’s hand
And like a bird from the hand of the fowler.
6Go to the ant, O sluggard,
Observe her ways and be wise,
7Which, having no chief,
Officer or ruler,
8Prepares her food in the summer
And gathers her provision in the harvest.
9How long will you lie down, O sluggard?
When will you arise from your sleep?
10“A little sleep, a little slumber,
A little folding of the hands to rest”—
11Your poverty will come in like a vagabond
And your need like an armed man.
12A worthless person, a wicked man,
Is the one who walks with a perverse mouth,
13Who winks with his eyes, who signals with his feet,
Who points with his fingers;
14Who with perversity in his heart continually devises evil,
Who spreads strife.
15Therefore his calamity will come suddenly;
Instantly he will be broken and there will be no healing.
16There are six things which the Lord hates,
Yes, seven which are an abomination to Him:
17Haughty eyes, a lying tongue,
And hands that shed innocent blood,
18A heart that devises wicked plans,
Feet that run rapidly to evil,
19A false witness who utters lies,
And one who spreads strife among brothers.
20My son, observe the commandment of your father
And do not forsake the teaching of your mother;
21Bind them continually on your heart;
Tie them around your neck.
22When you walk about, they will guide you;
When you sleep, they will watch over you;
And when you awake, they will talk to you.
23For the commandment is a lamp and the teaching is light;
And reproofs for discipline are the way of life
24To keep you from the evil woman,
From the smooth tongue of the adulteress.
25Do not desire her beauty in your heart,
Nor let her capture you with her eyelids.
26For on account of a harlot one is reduced to a loaf of bread,
And an adulteress hunts for the precious life.
27Can a man take fire in his bosom
And his clothes not be burned?
28Or can a man walk on hot coals
And his feet not be scorched?
29So is the one who goes in to his neighbor’s wife;
Whoever touches her will not go unpunished.
30Men do not despise a thief if he steals
To satisfy himself when he is hungry;
31But when he is found, he must repay sevenfold;
He must give all the substance of his house.
32The one who commits adultery with a woman is lacking sense;
He who would destroy himself does it.
33Wounds and disgrace he will find,
And his reproach will not be blotted out.
34For jealousy enrages a man,
And he will not spare in the day of vengeance.
35He will not accept any ransom,
Nor will he be satisfied though you give many gifts.
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