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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THE ORTHODOX JEWISH BIBLE
FOURTH EDITION © Artists For Israel Intl Inc., 2002-2011, 2021.
Proverbs 6
6
Avoid Disaster
1My son,
if you guarantee a loan for your neighbor
or pledge yourself for a stranger with a handshake,
2you are trapped by the words of your own mouth,
caught by your own promise.
3Do the following things, my son, so that you may free yourself,
because you have fallen into your neighbor’s hands:
Humble yourself,
and pester your neighbor.
4Don’t let your eyes rest
or your eyelids close.
5Free yourself like a gazelle from the hand of a hunter
and like a bird from the hand of a hunter.
6Consider the ant, you lazy bum.
Watch its ways, and become wise.
7Although it has no overseer, officer, or ruler,
8in summertime it stores its food supply.
At harvest time it gathers its food.
9How long will you lie there, you lazy bum?
When will you get up from your sleep?
10“Just a little sleep,
just a little slumber,
just a little nap.”
11Then your poverty will come ⌞to you⌟ like a drifter,
and your need will come ⌞to you⌟ like a bandit.
12A good-for-nothing scoundrel is a person who has a dishonest mouth.
13He winks his eye,
makes a signal with his foot,
⌞and⌟ points with his fingers.
14He devises evil all the time with a twisted mind.
He spreads conflict.
15That is why disaster will come on him suddenly.
In a moment he will be crushed beyond recovery.
16There are six things that the Lord hates,
even seven that are disgusting to him:
17arrogant eyes,
a lying tongue,
hands that kill innocent people,
18a mind devising wicked plans,
feet that are quick to do wrong,
19a dishonest witness spitting out lies,
and a person who spreads conflict among relatives.
More Advice about Avoiding Adultery
20My son,
obey the command of your father,
and do not disregard the teachings of your mother.
21Fasten them on your heart forever.
Hang them around your neck.
22When you walk around, they will lead you.
When you lie down, they will watch over you.
When you wake up, they will talk to you
23because the command is a lamp,
the teachings are a light,
and the warnings from discipline are the path of life
24to keep you from an evil woman
and from the smooth talk of a loose woman.
25Do not desire her beauty in your heart.
Do not let her catch you with her eyes.
26A prostitute’s price is ⌞only⌟ a loaf of bread,
but a married woman hunts for ⌞your⌟ life itself.
27Can a man carry fire in his lap
without burning his clothes?
28Can anyone walk on red-hot coals
without burning his feet?
29So it is with a man who has sex with his neighbor’s wife.
None who touch her will escape punishment.
30People do not despise a thief who is hungry
when he steals to satisfy his appetite,
31but when he is caught,
he has to repay it seven times.
He must give up all the possessions in his house.
32Whoever commits adultery with a woman has no sense.
Whoever does this destroys himself.
33An adulterous man will find disease #6:33 Or “wounds.” and dishonor,
and his disgrace will not be blotted out,
34because jealousy arouses a husband’s fury.
The husband will show no mercy when he takes revenge.
35No amount of money will change his mind.
The largest bribe will not satisfy him.
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