Proverbiorum 6
1 [Fili mi, si spoponderis pro amico tuo, defixisti apud extraneum manum tuam:
My son, if thou art surety for thy friend, if thou hast struck thy hand with a stranger,
2 illaqueatus es verbis oris tui, et captus propriis sermonibus.
Thou art snared with the words of thy mouth, thou art taken with the words of thy mouth.
3 Fac ergo quod dico, fili mi, et temetipsum libera, quia incidisti in manum proximi tui. Discurre, festina, suscita amicum tuum.
Do this now, my son, and deliver thyself, when thou art come into the hand of thy friend; go, humble thyself, and plead with thy friend.
4 Ne dederis somnum oculis tuis, nec dormitent palpebræ tuæ.
Give not sleep to thy eyes, nor slumber to thy eyelids.
5 Eruere quasi damula de manu, et quasi avis de manu aucupis.]
Deliver thyself as a roe from the hand of the hunter, and as a bird from the hand of the fowler.
6 [Vade ad formicam, o piger, et considera vias ejus, et disce sapientiam.
Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise:
7 Quæ cum non habeat ducem, nec præceptorem, nec principem,
Which having no guide, overseer, or ruler,
8 parat in æstate cibum sibi, et congregat in messe quod comedat.
Provideth her food in the summer, and gathereth her food in the harvest.
9 Usquequo, piger, dormies? quando consurges e somno tuo?
How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard? when wilt thou arise out of thy sleep?
10 Paululum dormies, paululum dormitabis, paululum conseres manus ut dormias;
Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep:
11 et veniet tibi quasi viator egestas, et pauperies quasi vir armatus. Si vero impiger fueris, veniet ut fons messis tua, et egestas longe fugiet a te.]
So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth, and thy want as an armed man.
12 [Homo apostata, vir inutilis, graditur ore perverso;
A worthless person, a wicked man, walketh with a perverse mouth.
13 annuit oculis, terit pede, digito loquitur,
He winketh with his eyes, he speaketh with his feet, he teacheth with his fingers;
14 pravo corde machinatur malum, et omni tempore jurgia seminat.
Perverseness is in his heart, he deviseth mischief continually; he soweth discord.
15 Huic extemplo veniet perditio sua, et subito conteretur, nec habebit ultra medicinam.]
Therefore shall his calamity come suddenly; suddenly shall he be broken without remedy.
16 [Sex sunt quæ odit Dominus, et septimum detestatur anima ejus:
These six things doth the LORD hate: yea, seven are an abomination to him:
17 oculos sublimes, linguam mendacem, manus effundentes innoxium sanguinem,
A proud look, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood,
18 cor machinans cogitationes pessimas, pedes veloces ad currendum in malum,
An heart that deviseth wicked imaginations, feet that are swift in running to mischief,
19 proferentem mendacia testem fallacem, et eum qui seminat inter fratres discordias.]
A false witness that speaketh lies, and him that soweth discord among brethren.
20 [Conserva, fili mi, præcepta patris tui, et ne dimittas legem matris tuæ.
My son, keep thy father’s commandment, and forsake not the law of thy mother:
21 Liga ea in corde tuo jugiter, et circumda gutturi tuo.
Bind them continually upon thy heart, and tie them about thy neck.
22 Cum ambulaveris, gradiantur tecum; cum dormieris, custodiant te: et evigilans loquere cum eis.
When thou goest, it shall lead thee; when thou sleepest, it shall keep thee; and when thou awakest, it shall talk with thee.
23 Quia mandatum lucerna est, et lex lux, et via vitæ increpatio disciplinæ:
For the commandment is a lamp; and the law is light; and reproofs of instruction are the way of life:
24 ut custodiant te a muliere mala, et a blanda lingua extraneæ.
To keep thee from the evil woman, from the flattery of the tongue of an adulteress woman.
25 Non concupiscat pulchritudinem ejus cor tuum, nec capiaris nutibus illius:
Lust not after her beauty in thy heart; neither let her take thee with her eyelids.
26 pretium enim scorti vix est unius panis, mulier autem viri pretiosam animam capit.
For by means of an harlot a man is brought to a piece of bread: and the adulteress will hunt for the precious life.
27 Numquid potest homo abscondere ignem in sinu suo, ut vestimenta illius non ardeant?
Can a man take fire in his bosom, and his clothes not be burned?
28 aut ambulare super prunas, ut non comburantur plantæ ejus?
Can one go upon hot coals, and his feet not be burned?
29 sic qui ingreditur ad mulierem proximi sui, non erit mundus cum tetigerit eam.
So he that goeth in to his neighbour’s wife; whoever toucheth her shall not be innocent.
30 Non grandis est culpa cum quis furatus fuerit: furatur enim ut esurientem impleat animam;
Men do not despise a thief, if he stealeth to satisfy his soul when he is hungry;
31 deprehensus quoque reddet septuplum, et omnem substantiam domus suæ tradet.
But if he is found, he shall restore sevenfold; he shall give all the substance of his house.
32 Qui autem adulter est, propter cordis inopiam perdet animam suam;
But whoever committeth adultery with a woman lacketh understanding: he that doeth it destroyeth his own soul.
33 turpitudinem et ignominiam congregat sibi, et opprobrium illius non delebitur:
A wound and dishonour shall he get; and his reproach shall not be wiped away.
34 quia zelus et furor viri non parcet in die vindictæ,
For jealousy is the rage of a man: therefore he will not spare in the day of vengeance.
35 nec acquiescet cujusquam precibus, nec suscipiet pro redemptione dona plurima.]
He will not regard any ransom; neither will he rest content, though thou givest many gifts.
