Proverbs 6
1 My son, if you have become collateral for your neighbor, if you have struck your hands in pledge for a stranger,
| בְּנִי אִם־עָרַבְתָּ לְרֵעֶךָ תָּקַעְתָּ לַזָּר כַּפֶּֽיךָ׃ |
2 you are trapped by the words of your mouth; you are ensnared with the words of your mouth.
| נוֹקַשְׁתָּ בְאִמְרֵי־פִיךָ נִלְכַּדְתָּ בְּאִמְרֵי־פִֽיךָ׃ |
3 Do this now, my son, and deliver yourself, since you have come into the hand of your neighbor. Go, humble yourself. Press your plea with your neighbor.
| עֲשֵׂה זֹאת אֵפוֹא ׀ בְּנִי וְֽהִנָּצֵל כִּי בָאתָ בְכַף־רֵעֶךָ לֵךְ הִתְרַפֵּס וּרְהַב רֵעֶֽיךָ׃ |
4 Give no sleep to your eyes, nor slumber to your eyelids.
| אַל־תִּתֵּן שֵׁנָה לְעֵינֶיךָ וּתְנוּמָה לְעַפְעַפֶּֽיךָ׃ |
5 Free yourself, like a gazelle from the hand of the hunter, like a bird from the snare of the fowler.
| הִנָּצֵל כִּצְבִי מִיָּד וּכְצִפּוֹר מִיַּד יָקֽוּשׁ׃ |
6 Go to the ant, you sluggard. Consider her ways, and be wise;
| לֵֽךְ־אֶל־נְמָלָה עָצֵל רְאֵה דְרָכֶיהָ וַחֲכָֽם׃ |
7 which having no chief, overseer, or ruler,
| אֲשֶׁר אֵֽין־לָהּ קָצִין שֹׁטֵר וּמֹשֵֽׁל׃ |
8 provides her bread in the summer, and gathers her food in the harvest.
| תָּכִין בַּקַּיִץ לַחְמָהּ אָגְרָה בַקָּצִיר מַֽאֲכָלָֽהּ׃ |
9 How long will you sleep, sluggard? When will you arise out of your sleep?
| עַד־מָתַי עָצֵל ׀ תִּשְׁכָּב מָתַי תָּקוּם מִשְּׁנָתֶֽךָ׃ |
10 A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep—
| מְעַט שֵׁנוֹת מְעַט תְּנוּמוֹת מְעַט ׀ חִבֻּק יָדַיִם לִשְׁכָּֽב׃ |
11 so your poverty will come as a robber, and your scarcity as an armed man.
| וּבָֽא־כִמְהַלֵּךְ רֵאשֶׁךָ וּמַחְסֹרְךָ כְּאִישׁ מָגֵֽן׃ |
12 A worthless person, a man of iniquity, is he who walks with a perverse mouth,
| אָדָם בְּלִיַּעַל אִישׁ אָוֶן הוֹלֵךְ עִקְּשׁוּת פֶּֽה׃ |
13 who winks with his eyes, who signals with his feet, who motions with his fingers,
| קֹרֵץ בְּעֵינָו מֹלֵל בְּרַגְלָו מֹרֶה בְּאֶצְבְּעֹתָֽיו׃ |
14 in whose heart is perverseness, who devises evil continually, who always sows discord.
| תַּהְפֻּכוֹת ׀ בְּלִבּוֹ חֹרֵשׁ רָע בְּכׇל־עֵת (מדנים) [מִדְיָנִים] יְשַׁלֵּֽחַ׃ |
15 Therefore his calamity will come suddenly. He will be broken suddenly, and that without remedy.
| עַל־כֵּן פִּתְאֹם יָבוֹא אֵידוֹ פֶּתַע יִשָּׁבֵר וְאֵין מַרְפֵּֽא׃ |
16 There are six things which the LORD hates; yes, seven which are an abomination to him:
| שֶׁשׁ־הֵנָּה שָׂנֵא יְהֹוָה וְשֶׁבַע (תועבות) [תּוֹעֲבַת] נַפְשֽׁוֹ׃ |
17 arrogant eyes, a lying tongue, hands that shed innocent blood,
| עֵינַיִם רָמוֹת לְשׁוֹן שָׁקֶר וְיָדַיִם שֹׁפְכוֹת דָּם־נָקִֽי׃ |
18 a heart that devises wicked schemes, feet that are swift in running to mischief,
| לֵב חֹרֵשׁ מַחְשְׁבוֹת אָוֶן רַגְלַיִם מְמַהֲרוֹת לָרוּץ לָֽרָעָֽה׃ |
19 a false witness who utters lies, and he who sows discord among brothers.
| יָפִיחַ כְּזָבִים עֵד שָׁקֶר וּמְשַׁלֵּחַ מְדָנִים בֵּין אַחִֽים׃ |
20 My son, keep your father’s commandment, and don’t forsake your mother’s teaching.
| נְצֹר בְּנִי מִצְוַת אָבִיךָ וְאַל־תִּטֹּשׁ תּוֹרַת אִמֶּֽךָ׃ |
21 Bind them continually on your heart. Tie them around your neck.
| קׇשְׁרֵם עַל־לִבְּךָ תָמִיד עׇנְדֵם עַל־גַּרְגְּרֹתֶֽךָ׃ |
22 When you walk, it will lead you. When you sleep, it will watch over you. When you awake, it will talk with you.
| בְּהִתְהַלֶּכְךָ ׀ תַּנְחֶה אֹתָךְ בְּֽשׇׁכְבְּךָ תִּשְׁמֹר עָלֶיךָ וַהֲקִיצוֹתָ הִיא תְשִׂיחֶֽךָ׃ |
23 For the commandment is a lamp, and the law is light. Reproofs of instruction are the way of life,
| כִּי נֵר מִצְוָה וְתוֹרָה אוֹר וְדֶרֶךְ חַיִּים תּוֹכְחוֹת מוּסָֽר׃ |
24 to keep you from the immoral woman, from the flattery of the wayward wife’s tongue.
| לִשְׁמׇרְךָ מֵאֵשֶׁת רָע מֵחֶלְקַת לָשׁוֹן נׇכְרִיָּֽה׃ |
25 Don’t lust after her beauty in your heart, neither let her captivate you with her eyelids.
| אַל־תַּחְמֹד יׇפְיָהּ בִּלְבָבֶךָ וְאַל־תִּקָּחֲךָ בְּעַפְעַפֶּֽיהָ׃ |
26 For a prostitute reduces you to a piece of bread. The adulteress hunts for your precious life.
| כִּי בְעַד־אִשָּׁה זוֹנָה עַֽד־כִּכַּר ־ לָחֶם וְאֵשֶׁת אִישׁ נֶפֶשׁ יְקָרָה תָצֽוּד׃ |
27 Can a man scoop fire into his lap, and his clothes not be burned?
| הֲיַחְתֶּה אִישׁ אֵשׁ בְּחֵיקוֹ וּבְגָדָיו לֹא תִשָּׂרַֽפְנָה׃ |
28 Or can one walk on hot coals, and his feet not be scorched?
| אִם־יְהַלֵּךְ אִישׁ עַל־הַגֶּחָלִים וְרַגְלָיו לֹא תִכָּוֶֽינָה׃ |
29 So is he who goes in to his neighbor’s wife. Whoever touches her will not be unpunished.
| כֵּן הַבָּא אֶל־אֵשֶׁת רֵעֵהוּ לֹא יִנָּקֶה כׇּֽל־הַנֹּגֵעַ בָּֽהּ׃ |
30 Men don’t despise a thief if he steals to satisfy himself when he is hungry,
| לֹא־יָבוּזוּ לַגַּנָּב כִּי יִגְנוֹב לְמַלֵּא נַפְשׁוֹ כִּי יִרְעָֽב׃ |
31 but if he is found, he shall restore seven times. He shall give all the wealth of his house.
| וְנִמְצָא יְשַׁלֵּם שִׁבְעָתָיִם אֶת־כׇּל־הוֹן בֵּיתוֹ יִתֵּֽן׃ |
32 He who commits adultery with a woman is void of understanding. He who does it destroys his own soul.
| נֹאֵף אִשָּׁה חֲסַר־לֵב מַֽשְׁחִית נַפְשׁוֹ הוּא יַעֲשֶֽׂנָּה׃ |
33 He will get wounds and dishonor. His reproach will not be wiped away.
| נֶגַע־וְקָלוֹן יִמְצָא וְחֶרְפָּתוֹ לֹא תִמָּחֶֽה׃ |
34 For jealousy arouses the fury of the husband. He won’t spare in the day of vengeance.
| כִּֽי־קִנְאָה חֲמַת־גָּבֶר וְלֹא־יַחְמוֹל בְּיוֹם נָקָֽם׃ |
35 He won’t regard any ransom, neither will he rest content, though you give many gifts.
| לֹֽא־יִשָּׂא פְּנֵי כׇל־כֹּפֶר וְלֹֽא־יֹאבֶה כִּי תַרְבֶּה־שֹּֽׁחַד׃ |
