Mishlĕ (Proverbs) 6
6
1My son, if you: Have become guarantor for your friend, Have shaken hands in pledge for a stranger,
2Have been snared by the words of your own mouth, Have been caught by the words of your mouth –
3Do this at once, my son, and deliver yourself, For you have come into the hand of your friend: Go, humble yourself, and urge your friend.
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 trapper.
6Go to the ant, you lazy one! See her ways and be wise,
7Which, having no commander, overseer or ruler,
8Provides her supplies in the summer, Gathers her food in the harvest.
9How long would you lie down, O lazy one? When do you arise from your sleep?
10A little sleep, a little slumber, A little folding of the hands to lie down;
11And your poverty shall come like a prowler, And your need as an armed man.
12A man of Beliya‛al, a wicked man, Walks with a perverse mouth,
13Winks with his eyes, shuffles his feet, Points with his fingers;
14Perverseness is in his heart, Plotting evil at all times, He sends out strife.
15Therefore his calamity comes suddenly; Instantly he is broken, And there is no healing.
16These six matters יהוה hates, And seven are an abomination to Him:
17A proud look, A lying tongue, And hands shedding innocent blood,
18A heart devising wicked schemes, Feet quick to run to evil,
19A false witness breathing out lies, And one who causes strife among brothers.
20My son, watch over your father’s command, And do not forsake the Torah of your mother.
21Bind them on your heart always; Tie them around your neck.
22When you are walking about, it leads you; When you lie down, it guards you. And when you have woken up, It talks to you.
23For the command is a lamp, And the Torah a light,#See Psa. 119:105 And reproofs of discipline a way of life,
24To guard you against an evil woman, From the flattering tongue of a strange woman.
25Do not desire her prettiness in your heart, Neither let her captivate you with her eyelids.
26For because of a whore One is brought to a crust of bread. And an adulteress hunts a precious life.
27Would a man take fire to his bosom, And his garments not be burned?
28Would a man walk on hot coals, And his feet not be scorched?
29So is he who goes in to his neighbour’s wife; None who touches her goes unpunished.
30They do not despise a thief If he steals to satisfy his appetite when he is starving.
31Yet if he is caught he repays sevenfold; He gives all the wealth of his house.
32He who commits adultery with a woman lacks heart; He who does it destroys his own life.
33He finds smiting and shame, And his reproach is not wiped away.
34For jealousy enrages a man, And he does not spare in the day of vengeance.
35He does not regard any ransom, Nor accept your bribe, however great!
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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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