Proverbs 6
1 My son, if thou art surety for thy friend, [if] thou hast stricken thy hand with a stranger,
| בְּנִי אִם־עָרַבְתָּ לְרֵעֶךָ תָּקַעְתָּ לַזָּר כַּפֶּֽיךָ׃ |
2 Thou art snared with the words of thy mouth, thou art taken with the words of thy mouth.
| נוֹקַשְׁתָּ בְאִמְרֵי־פִיךָ נִלְכַּדְתָּ בְּאִמְרֵי־פִֽיךָ׃ |
3 Do this now, my son, and deliver thyself, when thou art come into the hand of thy friend; go, humble thyself, and make sure thy friend.
| עֲשֵׂה זֹאת אֵפוֹא ׀ בְּנִי וְֽהִנָּצֵל כִּי בָאתָ בְכַף־רֵעֶךָ לֵךְ הִתְרַפֵּס וּרְהַב רֵעֶֽיךָ׃ |
4 Give not sleep to thy eyes, nor slumber to thy eyelids.
| אַל־תִּתֵּן שֵׁנָה לְעֵינֶיךָ וּתְנוּמָה לְעַפְעַפֶּֽיךָ׃ |
5 Deliver thyself as a roe from the hand [of the hunter], and as a bird from the hand of the fowler.
| הִנָּצֵל כִּצְבִי מִיָּד וּכְצִפּוֹר מִיַּד יָקֽוּשׁ׃ |
6 Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise:
| לֵֽךְ־אֶל־נְמָלָה עָצֵל רְאֵה דְרָכֶיהָ וַחֲכָֽם׃ |
7 Which having no guide, overseer, or ruler,
| אֲשֶׁר אֵֽין־לָהּ קָצִין שֹׁטֵר וּמֹשֵֽׁל׃ |
8 Provideth her provisions in the summer, [and] gathereth her food in the harvest.
| תָּכִין בַּקַּיִץ לַחְמָהּ אָגְרָה בַקָּצִיר מַאֲכָלָֽהּ׃ |
9 How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard? when wilt thou arise out of thy sleep?
| עַד־מָתַי עָצֵל ׀ תִּשְׁכָּב מָתַי תָּקוּם מִשְּׁנָתֶֽךָ׃ |
10 [Yet] a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep:
| מְעַט שֵׁנוֹת מְעַט תְּנוּמוֹת מְעַט ׀ חִבֻּק יָדַיִם לִשְׁכָּֽב׃ |
11 So shall thy poverty come as one that traveleth, and thy want as an armed man.
| וּבָֽא־כִמְהַלֵּךְ רֵאשֶׁךָ וּמַחְסֹֽרְךָ כְּאִישׁ מָגֵֽן׃ |
12 A naughty person, a wicked man, walketh with a froward mouth.
| אָדָם בְּלִיַּעַל אִישׁ אָוֶן הוֹלֵךְ עִקְּשׁוּת פֶּֽה׃ |
13 He winketh with his eyes, he speaketh with his feet, he teacheth with his fingers;
| קֹרֵץ בְּעֵינָו מֹלֵל בְּרַגְלָו מֹרֶה בְּאֶצְבְּעֹתָֽיו׃ |
14 Frowardness [is] in his heart, he deviseth mischief continually; he soweth discord.
| תַּֽהְפֻּכוֹת ׀ בְּלִבּוֹ חֹרֵשׁ רָע בְּכָל־עֵת מדנים מִדְיָנִים יְשַׁלֵּֽחַ׃ |
15 Therefore shall his calamity come suddenly; suddenly shall he be broken without remedy.
| עַל־כֵּן פִּתְאֹם יָבוֹא אֵידוֹ פֶּתַע יִשָּׁבֵר וְאֵין מַרְפֵּֽא׃ |
16 These six [things] doth the LORD hate: yes, seven [are] an abomination to him:
| שֶׁשׁ־הֵנָּה שָׂנֵא יְהוָה וְשֶׁבַע תועבות תּוֹעֲבַת נַפְשֽׁוֹ׃ |
17 A proud look, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood.
| עֵינַיִם רָמוֹת לְשׁוֹן שָׁקֶר וְיָדַיִם שֹׁפְכוֹת דָּם־נָקִֽי׃ |
18 A heart that deviseth wicked imaginations, feet that are swift in running to mischief,
| לֵב חֹרֵשׁ מַחְשְׁבוֹת אָוֶן רַגְלַיִם מְמַהֲרוֹת לָרוּץ לָֽרָעָה׃ |
19 A false witness [that] speaketh lies, and him that soweth discord among brethren.
| יָפִיחַ כְּזָבִים עֵד שָׁקֶר וּמְשַׁלֵּחַ מְדָנִים בֵּין אַחִֽים׃ |
20 My son, keep thy father's commandment, and forsake not the law of thy mother:
| נְצֹר בְּנִי מִצְוַת אָבִיךָ וְאַל־תִּטֹּשׁ תּוֹרַת אִמֶּֽךָ׃ |
21 Bind them continually upon thy heart, [and] tie them about thy neck.
| קָשְׁרֵם עַל־לִבְּךָ תָמִיד עָנְדֵם עַל־גַּרְגְּרֹתֶֽךָ׃ |
22 When thou goest, it shall lead thee; when thou sleepest, it shall keep thee; and [when] thou awakest, it shall talk with thee.
| בְּהִתְהַלֶּכְךָ ׀ תַּנְחֶה אֹתָךְ בְּֽשָׁכְבְּךָ תִּשְׁמֹר עָלֶיךָ וַהֲקִיצוֹתָ הִיא תְשִׂיחֶֽךָ׃ |
23 For the commandment [is] a lamp; and the law [is] light; and reproofs of instruction [are] the way of life:
| כִּי נֵר מִצְוָה וְתוֹרָה אוֹר וְדֶרֶךְ חַיִּים תּוֹכְחוֹת מוּסָֽר׃ |
24 To keep thee from the evil woman, from the flattery of the tongue of a strange woman.
| לִשְׁמָרְךָ מֵאֵשֶׁת רָע מֵֽחֶלְקַת לָשׁוֹן נָכְרִיָּֽה׃ |
25 Lust not after her beauty in thy heart; neither let her take thee with her eyelids.
| אַל־תַּחְמֹד יָפְיָהּ בִּלְבָבֶךָ וְאַל־תִּקָּֽחֲךָ בְּעַפְעַפֶּֽיהָ׃ |
26 For by means of a lewd woman [a man is brought] to a piece of bread: and the adulteress will hunt for the precious life.
| כִּי בְעַד־אִשָּׁה זוֹנָה עַֽד־כִּכַּר לָחֶם וְאֵשֶׁת אִישׁ נֶפֶשׁ יְקָרָה תָצֽוּד׃ |
27 Can a man take fire in his bosom, and his clothes not be burned?
| הֲיַחְתֶּה אִישׁ אֵשׁ בְּחֵיקוֹ וּבְגָדָיו לֹא תִשָּׂרַֽפְנָה׃ |
28 Can one go upon hot coals, and his feet not be burned?
| אִם־יְהַלֵּךְ אִישׁ עַל־הַגֶּחָלִים וְרַגְלָיו לֹא תִכָּוֶֽינָה׃ |
29 So he that goeth in to his neighbor's wife; whoever toucheth her shall not be innocent.
| כֵּן הַבָּא אֶל־אֵשֶׁת רֵעֵהוּ לֹא יִנָּקֶה כָּֽל־הַנֹּגֵעַ בָּֽהּ׃ |
30 [Men] do not despise a thief, if he stealeth to satisfy his soul when he is hungry;
| לֹא־יָבוּזוּ לַגַּנָּב כִּי יִגְנוֹב לְמַלֵּא נַפְשׁוֹ כִּי יִרְעָֽב׃ |
31 But [if] he is found, he shall restore seven-fold; he shall give all the substance of his house.
| וְנִמְצָא יְשַׁלֵּם שִׁבְעָתָיִם אֶת־כָּל־הוֹן בֵּיתוֹ יִתֵּֽן׃ |
32 [But] whoever committeth adultery with a woman lacketh understanding: he [that] doeth it destroyeth his own soul.
| נֹאֵף אִשָּׁה חֲסַר־לֵב מַֽשְׁחִית נַפְשׁוֹ הוּא יַעֲשֶֽׂנָּה׃ |
33 A wound and dishonor shall he get; and his reproach shall not be wiped away.
| נֶֽגַע־וְקָלוֹן יִמְצָא וְחֶרְפָּתוֹ לֹא תִמָּחֶֽה׃ |
34 For jealousy [is] the rage of a man: therefore he will not spare in the day of vengeance.
| כִּֽי־קִנְאָה חֲמַת־גָּבֶר וְלֹֽא־יַחְמוֹל בְּיוֹם נָקָֽם׃ |
35 He will not regard any ransom; neither will he rest content, though thou givest many gifts.
| לֹא־יִשָּׂא פְּנֵי כָל־כֹּפֶר וְלֹֽא־יֹאבֶה כִּי תַרְבֶּה־שֹֽׁחַד׃ |
