Proverbs 6
1 My sonne, if thou be surety for thy neighbour, and hast striken hands with the stranger,
My son, if thou hast become surety for thy friend, if thou hast stricken thy hand for a stranger,
2 Thou art snared with the wordes of thy mouth: thou art euen taken with the woordes of thine owne mouth.
thou art snared with the words of thy mouth, thou art taken with the words of thy mouth.
3 Doe this nowe, my sonne, and deliuer thy selfe: seeing thou art come into the hande of thy neighbour, goe, and humble thy selfe, and sollicite thy friends.
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.
4 Giue no sleepe to thine eyes, nor slumber to thine eyelids.
Give not sleep to thine eyes, nor slumber to thine eyelids:
5 Deliuer thy selfe as a doe from the hande of the hunter, and as a birde from the hande of the fouler.
deliver thyself as a gazelle from the hand [of the hunter], and as a bird from the hand of the fowler.
6 Goe to the pismire, O sluggarde: beholde her waies, and be wise.
Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways and be wise:
7 For shee hauing no guide, gouernour, nor ruler,
which having no chief, overseer, or ruler,
8 Prepareth her meat in the sommer, and gathereth her foode in haruest.
provideth her bread in the summer, [and] gathereth her food in the harvest.
9 Howe long wilt thou sleepe, O sluggarde? when wilt thou arise out of thy sleepe?
How long, sluggard, wilt thou lie down? When wilt thou arise out of thy sleep?
10 Yet a litle sleepe, a litle slumber, a litle folding of the hands to sleepe.
A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest!
11 Therefore thy pouertie commeth as one that trauaileth by the way, and thy necessitie like an armed man.
So shall thy poverty come as a roving plunderer, and thy penury as an armed man.
12 The vnthriftie man and the wicked man walketh with a froward mouth.
A man of Belial, a wicked person, is he that goeth about with a perverse mouth;
13 He maketh a signe with his eyes: he signifieth with his feete: he instructeth with his fingers.
he winketh with his eyes, he speaketh with his feet, he teacheth with his fingers;
14 Lewde things are in his heart: he imagineth euill at all times, and raiseth vp contentions.
deceits are in his heart; he deviseth mischief at all times, he soweth discords.
15 Therefore shall his destruction come speedily: hee shall be destroyed suddenly without recouerie.
Therefore shall his calamity come suddenly: in a moment shall he be broken, and without remedy.
16 These sixe things doeth the Lord hate: yea, his soule abhorreth seuen:
These six [things] doth Jehovah hate, yea, seven are an abomination unto him:
17 The hautie eyes, a lying tongue, and the hands that shed innocent blood,
haughty eyes, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood;
18 An heart that imagineth wicked enterprises, feete that be swift in running to mischiefe,
a heart that deviseth wicked imaginations; feet that are swift in running to mischief;
19 A false witnesse that speaketh lyes, and him that rayseth vp contentions among brethren.
a false witness that uttereth lies, and he that soweth discords among brethren.
20 My sonne, keepe thy fathers commandement, and forsake not thy mothers instruction.
My son, observe thy father's commandment, and forsake not the teaching of thy mother;
21 Binde them alway vpon thine heart, and tye them about thy necke.
bind them continually upon thy heart, tie them about thy neck:
22 It shall leade thee, when thou walkest: it shall watch for thee, when thou sleepest, and when thou wakest, it shall talke with thee.
when thou walkest, it shall lead thee; when thou sleepest, it shall keep thee; and [when] thou awakest, it shall talk with thee.
23 For the commandement is a lanterne, and instruction a light: and corrections for instruction are the way of life,
For the commandment is a lamp, and the teaching a light, and reproofs of instruction are the way of life:
24 To keepe thee from the wicked woman, and from ye flatterie of ye tongue of a strange woman.
to keep thee from the evil woman, from the flattery of the tongue of a strange woman.
25 Desire not her beautie in thine heart, neither let her take thee with her eye lids.
Lust not after her beauty in thy heart, neither let her take thee with her eyelids;
26 For because of the whorish woman a man is brought to a morsell of bread, and a woman wil hunt for the precious life of a man.
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.
27 Can a man take fire in his bosome, and his clothes not be burnt?
Can a man take fire in his bosom, and his garments not be burned?
28 Or can a man go vpon coales, and his feete not be burnt?
Can one go upon hot coals, and his feet not be scorched?
29 So he that goeth in to his neighbours wife, shall not be innocent, whosoeuer toucheth her.
So he that goeth in to his neighbour's wife: whosoever toucheth her shall not be innocent.
30 Men do not despise a thiefe, when he stealeth, to satisfie his soule, because he is hungrie.
They do not despise a thief, if he steal to satisfy his soul when he is hungry:
31 But if he be founde, he shall restore seuen folde, or he shall giue all the substance of his house.
and if he be found, he shall restore sevenfold; he shall give all the substance of his house.
32 But he that committeth adulterie with a woman, he is destitute of vnderstanding: he that doeth it, destroyeth his owne soule.
Whoso committeth adultery with a woman is void of understanding: he that doeth it destroyeth his own soul.
33 He shall finde a wounde and dishonour, and his reproch shall neuer be put away.
A wound and contempt shall he get; and his reproach shall not be wiped away.
34 For ielousie is the rage of a man: therefore he will not spare in the day of vengeance.
For jealousy is the rage of a man, and he will not spare in the day of vengeance;
35 He cannot beare the sight of any raunsome: neither will he consent, though thou augment the giftes.
he will not regard any ransom, neither will he rest content though thou multipliest [thy] gifts.
