Proverbs 6
1 My son, if thou hast become surety for thy friend, if thou hast stricken thy hand for a stranger,
Fili mi, si spoponderis pro amico tuo, defixisti apud extraneum manum tuam,
2 thou art snared with the words of thy mouth, thou art taken with the words of thy mouth.
illaqueatus es verbis oris tui, et captus propriis sermonibus.
3 Do this now, my son, and deliver thyself, since thou hast come into the hand of thy friend: go, humble thyself, and be urgent with thy friend.
Fac ergo quod dico fili mi, et temetipsum libera: quia incidisti in manum proximi tui. Discurre, festina, suscita amicum tuum:
4 Give not sleep to thine eyes, nor slumber to thine eyelids:
ne dederis somnum oculis tuis, nec dormitent palpebrae tuae.
5 deliver thyself as a gazelle from the hand [of the hunter], and as a bird from the hand of the fowler.
Eruere quasi damula de manu, et quasi avis de manu aucupis.
6 Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways and be wise:
Vade ad formicam o piger, et considera vias eius, et disce sapientiam:
7 which having no chief, overseer, or ruler,
quae cum non habeat ducem, nec praeceptorem, nec principem,
8 provideth her bread in the summer, [and] gathereth her food in the harvest.
parat in aestate cibum sibi, et congregat in messe quod comedat.
9 How long, sluggard, wilt thou lie down? When wilt thou arise out of thy sleep?
Usquequo piger dormies? quando consurges e somno tuo?
10 A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest!
Paululum dormies, paululum dormitabis, paululum conseres manus ut dormias:
11 So shall thy poverty come as a roving plunderer, and thy penury as an armed man.
et veniet tibi quasi viator, egestas, et pauperies quasi vir armatus. Si vero impiger fueris, veniet ut fons messis tua, et egestas longe fugiet a te.
12 A man of Belial, a wicked person, is he that goeth about with a perverse mouth;
Homo apostata, vir inutilis, graditur ore perverso,
13 he winketh with his eyes, he speaketh with his feet, he teacheth with his fingers;
annuit oculis, terit pede, digito loquitur,
14 deceits are in his heart; he deviseth mischief at all times, he soweth discords.
pravo corde machinatur malum, et omni tempore iurgia seminat.
15 Therefore shall his calamity come suddenly: in a moment shall he be broken, and without remedy.
huic extemplo veniet perditio sua, et subito conteretur, nec habebit ultra medicinam.
16 These six [things] doth Jehovah hate, yea, seven are an abomination unto him:
Sex sunt, quae odit Dominus, et septimum detestatur anima eius:
17 haughty eyes, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood;
Oculos sublimes, linguam mendacem, manus effundentes innoxium sanguinem,
18 a heart that deviseth wicked imaginations; feet that are swift in running to mischief;
cor machinans cogitationes pessimas, pedes veloces ad currendum in malum,
19 a false witness that uttereth lies, and he that soweth discords among brethren.
proferentem mendacia testem fallacem, et eum, qui seminat inter fratres discordias.
20 My son, observe thy father's commandment, and forsake not the teaching of thy mother;
Conserva fili mi praecepta patris tui, et ne dimittas legem matris tuae.
21 bind them continually upon thy heart, tie them about thy neck:
Liga ea in corde tuo iugiter, et circumda gutturi tuo.
22 when thou walkest, it shall lead thee; when thou sleepest, it shall keep thee; and [when] thou awakest, it shall talk with thee.
Cum ambulaveris, gradiantur tecum: cum dormieris, custodiant te, et evigilans loquere cum eis.
23 For the commandment is a lamp, and the teaching a light, and reproofs of instruction are the way of life:
quia mandatum lucerna est, et lex lux, et via vitae increpatio disciplinae:
24 to keep thee from the evil woman, from the flattery of the tongue of a strange woman.
ut custodiant te a muliere mala, et a blanda lingua extraneae.
25 Lust not after her beauty in thy heart, neither let her take thee with her eyelids;
Non concupiscat pulchritudinem eius cor tuum, nec capiaris nutibus illius:
26 for by means of a whorish woman [a man is brought] to a loaf of bread, and another's wife doth hunt for the precious soul.
pretium enim scorti vix est unius panis: mulier autem viri pretiosam animam capit.
27 Can a man take fire in his bosom, and his garments not be burned?
Numquid potest homo abscondere ignem in sinu suo, ut vestimenta illius non ardeant?
28 Can one go upon hot coals, and his feet not be scorched?
aut ambulare super prunas, ut non comburantur plantae eius?
29 So he that goeth in to his neighbour's wife: whosoever toucheth her shall not be innocent.
sic qui ingreditur ad mulierem proximi sui, non erit mundus cum tetigerit eam.
30 They do not despise a thief, if he steal to satisfy his soul when he is hungry:
Non grandis est culpa, cum quis furatus fuerit: ut esurientem impleat animam:
31 and if he be found, he shall restore sevenfold; he shall give all the substance of his house.
deprehensus tamen reddet septuplum, et omnem substantiam domus suae tradet.
32 Whoso committeth adultery with a woman is void of understanding: he that doeth it destroyeth his own soul.
Qui autem adulter est, propter cordis inopiam perdet animam suam:
33 A wound and contempt shall he get; and his reproach shall not be wiped away.
turpitudinem et ignominiam congregat sibi, et opprobrium illius non delebitur.
34 For jealousy is the rage of a man, and he will not spare in the day of vengeance;
quia zelus et furor viri non parcet in die vindictae,
35 he will not regard any ransom, neither will he rest content though thou multipliest [thy] gifts.
nec acquiescet cuiusquam precibus, nec suscipiet pro redemptione dona plurima.
