Proverbs 6
1 My son, if thou art become surety for thy neighbour, if thou hast struck thy hands for a stranger —
My son, If thou hast become surety for thy friend, if thou hast struck thy hand for a stranger;
2 Thou art snared by the words of thy mouth, thou art caught by the words of thy mouth —
If thou art ensnared through the words of thy mouth, if thou art caught through the words of thy mouth:
3 Do this now, my son, and deliver thyself, seeing thou art come into the hand of thy neighbour; go, humble thyself, and urge thy neighbour.
[Then] do this by all means, my son, and deliver thyself, because thou art come into the power of thy friend, Go hasten to him, and urge thy friend.
4 Give not sleep to thine eyes, nor slumber to thine eyelids.
Grant not any sleep to thy eyes, nor slumber to thy eyelids.
5 Deliver thyself as a gazelle from the hand of the hunter, and as a bird from the hand of the fowler.
Deliver thyself as a roebuck from the hand [of the hunter], and as a bird from the hand of the fowler.
6 Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise;
Go to the ant, thou sluggard; look on her ways, and become wise.
7 Which having no chief, overseer, or ruler,
She, that hath no prince, officer, or ruler,
8 Provideth her bread in the summer, and gatherest her food in the harvest.
Provideth in the summer her provision, gathereth in harvest-time her food.
9 How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard? When wilt thou arise out of thy sleep?
How long, O sluggard, wilt thou lie down? when wilt thou arise out of thy sleep?
10 'Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep' —
“A little [more] sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands in lying down;”
11 So shall thy poverty come as a runner, and thy want as an armed man.
But then will thy poverty come like a rover, and thy want as a man armed with a shield.
12 A base person, a man of iniquity, is he that walketh with a froward mouth;
A Godless person is a man of injustice, who walketh with a distorted mouth.
13 That winketh with his eyes, that scrapeth with his feet, that pointeth with his fingers;
He blinketh with his eyes, he scrapeth with his feet, he pointeth with his fingers;
14 Frowardness is in his heart, he deviseth evil continually; he soweth discord.
Perverseness is in his heart, he contriveth evil at all times; he scattereth abroad discord.
15 Therefore shall his calamity come suddenly; on a sudden shall he be broken, and that without remedy.
Therefore shall suddenly come his calamity: unawares shalt he be broken without a remedy.
16 There are six things which the LORD hateth, yea, seven which are an abomination unto Him:
Six things there are which the Lord hateth; and seven are an abomination unto his spirit:
17 Haughty eyes, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood;
Haughty eyes, a tongue of falsehood, and hands that shed innocent blood,
18 A heart that deviseth wicked thoughts, feet that are swift in running to evil;
A heart that contriveth plans of injustice, feet that hasten to run after evil,
19 A false witness that breatheth out lies, and he that soweth discord among brethren.
A false witness that eagerly uttereth lies, and him that scattereth abroad discord among brethren.
20 My son, keep the commandment of thy father, and forsake not the teaching of thy mother;
Keep, O my son, the commandment of thy father, and reject not the teaching of thy mother:
21 Bind them continually upon thy heart, tie them about thy neck.
Bind them upon thy heart continually, tie them about thy throat.
22 When thou walkest, it shall lead thee, when thou liest down, it shall watch over thee; and when thou awakest, it shall talk with thee.
When thou walkest, it shall lead thee; when thou liest down, it shall watch over thee; and when thou art awake, it shall converse with thee.
23 For the commandment is a lamp, and the teaching is light, and reproofs of instruction are the way of life;
For the commandment is a lamp, and the law is light; and the way of life are the admonitions of correction:
24 To keep thee from the evil woman, from the smoothness of the alien tongue.
To guard thee against a bad woman, from the flattery of an alien tongue.
25 Lust not after her beauty in thy heart; neither let her captivate thee with her eyelids.
Covet not her beauty in thy heart, and let her not conquer thee with her eyelids.
26 For on account of a harlot a man is brought to a loaf of bread, but the adulteress hunteth for the precious life.
For by means of a harlot [one is brought down] to the last loaf of bread: and an adulterous woman will even hunt for the precious life,
27 Can a man take fire in his bosom, and his clothes not be burned?
Can a man gather up fire in his lap, and shall his clothes not be burnt?
28 Or can one walk upon hot coals, and his feet not be scorched?
Can a man walk along upon hot coals, and shall his feet not be burnt?
29 So he that goeth in to his neighbour's wife; whosoever toucheth her shall not go unpunished.
So it is with him that goeth in to his neighbor's wife: no one that toucheth her shall remain unpunished.
30 Men do not despise a thief, if he steal to satisfy his soul when he is hungry;
Men do not despise the thief, if he steal, to gratify his craving when he is hungry:
31 But if he be found, he must restore sevenfold, he must give all the substance of his house.
And if he be found, he must pay sevenfold; all the wealth his house must he give.
32 He that committeth adultery with a woman lacketh understanding; he doeth it that would destroy his own soul.
But whoso committeth adultery with a woman lacketh sense: he that is the destroyer of his soul, will alone do this.
33 Wounds and dishonour shall he get, and his reproach shall not be wiped away.
Plague and disgrace will he meet with; and his reproach will not be blotted out.
34 For jealousy is the rage of a man, and he will not spare in the day of vengeance.
For jealousy is the fury of a husband, and he will not spare on the day of vengeance.
35 He will not regard any ransom; neither will he rest content, though thou givest many gifts.
He will not regard the appearance of any ransom; and he will not be content, though thou give ever so many bribes.
