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.
inlaqueatus 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 temet ipsum libera quia incidisti in manu 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 dammula de manu et quasi avis de insidiis 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 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 dormis quando consurges ex 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
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 in 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 unius est panis mulier autem viri pretiosam animam capit
27 Can a man take fire in his bosom, and his garments not be burned?
numquid abscondere potest homo 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 et non conburentur 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 culpae cum quis furatus fuerit furatur enim ut esurientem impleat animam
31 and if he be found, he shall restore sevenfold; he shall give all the substance of his house.
deprehensus quoque 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 obprobrium 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 adquiescet cuiusquam precibus nec suscipiet pro redemptione dona plurima
