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[1] My son, if you have become collateral for your neighbor,
if you have struck your hands in pledge for a stranger,
[2] you are trapped by the words of your mouth;
you are ensnared with the words of your mouth.
[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.
[4] Give no sleep to your eyes,
nor slumber to your eyelids.
[5] Free yourself, like a gazelle from the hand of the hunter,
like a bird from the snare of the fowler. [6] Go to the ant, you sluggard.
Consider her ways, and be wise;
[7] which having no chief, overseer, or ruler,
[8] provides her bread in the summer,
and gathers her food in the harvest.
[9] How long will you sleep, sluggard?
When will you arise out of your sleep?
[10] A little sleep, a little slumber,
a little folding of the hands to sleep—
[11] so your poverty will come as a robber,
and your scarcity as an armed man. [12] A worthless person, a man of iniquity,
is he who walks with a perverse mouth,
[13] who winks with his eyes, who signals with his feet,
who motions with his fingers,
[14] in whose heart is perverseness,
who devises evil continually,
who always sows discord.
[15] Therefore his calamity will come suddenly.
He will be broken suddenly, and that without remedy. [16] There are six things which Yahweh hates;
yes, seven which are an abomination to him:
[17] arrogant eyes, a lying tongue,
hands that shed innocent blood,
[18] a heart that devises wicked schemes,
feet that are swift in running to mischief,
[19] a false witness who utters lies,
and he who sows discord among brothers. [20] My son, keep your father’s commandment,
and don’t forsake your mother’s teaching.
[21] Bind them continually on your heart.
Tie them around your neck.
[22] When you walk, it will lead you.
When you sleep, it will watch over you.
When you awake, it will talk with you.
[23] For the commandment is a lamp,
and the law is light.
Reproofs of instruction are the way of life,
[24] to keep you from the immoral woman,
from the flattery of the wayward wife’s tongue.
[25] Don’t lust after her beauty in your heart,
neither let her captivate you with her eyelids.
[26] For a prostitute reduces you to a piece of bread.
The adulteress hunts for your precious life.
[27] Can a man scoop fire into his lap,
and his clothes not be burned?
[28] Or can one walk on hot coals,
and his feet not be scorched?
[29] So is he who goes in to his neighbor’s wife.
Whoever touches her will not be unpunished.
[30] Men don’t despise a thief
if he steals to satisfy himself when he is hungry,
[31] but if he is found, he shall restore seven times.
He shall give all the wealth of his house.
[32] He who commits adultery with a woman is void of understanding.
He who does it destroys his own soul.
[33] He will get wounds and dishonor.
His reproach will not be wiped away.
[34] For jealousy arouses the fury of the husband.
He won’t spare in the day of vengeance.
[35] He won’t regard any ransom,
neither will he rest content, though you give many gifts.
if you have struck your hands in pledge for a stranger,
[2] you are trapped by the words of your mouth;
you are ensnared with the words of your mouth.
[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.
[4] Give no sleep to your eyes,
nor slumber to your eyelids.
[5] Free yourself, like a gazelle from the hand of the hunter,
like a bird from the snare of the fowler. [6] Go to the ant, you sluggard.
Consider her ways, and be wise;
[7] which having no chief, overseer, or ruler,
[8] provides her bread in the summer,
and gathers her food in the harvest.
[9] How long will you sleep, sluggard?
When will you arise out of your sleep?
[10] A little sleep, a little slumber,
a little folding of the hands to sleep—
[11] so your poverty will come as a robber,
and your scarcity as an armed man. [12] A worthless person, a man of iniquity,
is he who walks with a perverse mouth,
[13] who winks with his eyes, who signals with his feet,
who motions with his fingers,
[14] in whose heart is perverseness,
who devises evil continually,
who always sows discord.
[15] Therefore his calamity will come suddenly.
He will be broken suddenly, and that without remedy. [16] There are six things which Yahweh hates;
yes, seven which are an abomination to him:
[17] arrogant eyes, a lying tongue,
hands that shed innocent blood,
[18] a heart that devises wicked schemes,
feet that are swift in running to mischief,
[19] a false witness who utters lies,
and he who sows discord among brothers. [20] My son, keep your father’s commandment,
and don’t forsake your mother’s teaching.
[21] Bind them continually on your heart.
Tie them around your neck.
[22] When you walk, it will lead you.
When you sleep, it will watch over you.
When you awake, it will talk with you.
[23] For the commandment is a lamp,
and the law is light.
Reproofs of instruction are the way of life,
[24] to keep you from the immoral woman,
from the flattery of the wayward wife’s tongue.
[25] Don’t lust after her beauty in your heart,
neither let her captivate you with her eyelids.
[26] For a prostitute reduces you to a piece of bread.
The adulteress hunts for your precious life.
[27] Can a man scoop fire into his lap,
and his clothes not be burned?
[28] Or can one walk on hot coals,
and his feet not be scorched?
[29] So is he who goes in to his neighbor’s wife.
Whoever touches her will not be unpunished.
[30] Men don’t despise a thief
if he steals to satisfy himself when he is hungry,
[31] but if he is found, he shall restore seven times.
He shall give all the wealth of his house.
[32] He who commits adultery with a woman is void of understanding.
He who does it destroys his own soul.
[33] He will get wounds and dishonor.
His reproach will not be wiped away.
[34] For jealousy arouses the fury of the husband.
He won’t spare in the day of vengeance.
[35] He won’t regard any ransom,
neither will he rest content, though you give many gifts.
King James Version
[1] My son,H1121 if thou be suretyH6148(QalPerf) for thy friend,H7453 [if] thou hast strickenH8628(QalPerf) thy handH3709 with a stranger,H2114(QalPtc) [2] Thou art snaredH3369(NiphPerf) with the wordsH561 of thy mouth,H6310 thou art takenH3920(NiphPerf) with the wordsH561 of thy mouth.H6310 [3] DoH6213(QalImpv) this now,H645 my son,H1121 and deliverH5337(NiphImpv) thyself, when thou art comeH935(QalPerf) into the handH3709 of thy friend;H7453 go,H3212(QalImpv) humbleH7511(HithImpv) thyself, and make sureH7292(QalImpv) thy friend.H7453 [4] GiveH5414(QalImpf) not sleepH8142 to thine eyes,H5869 nor slumberH8572 to thine eyelids.H6079 [5] DeliverH5337(NiphImpv) thyself as a roeH6643 from the handH3027 [of the hunter], and as a birdH6833 from the handH3027 of the fowler.H3353 [6] GoH3212(QalImpv) to the ant,H5244 thou sluggard;H6102 considerH7200(QalImpv) her ways,H1870 and be wise:H2449(QalImpv) [7] Which having no guide,H7101 overseer,H7860(QalActPtc) or ruler,H4910(QalActPtc) [8] ProvidethH3559(HiphImpf) her meatH3899 in the summer,H7019 [and] gatherethH103(QalPerf) her foodH3978 in the harvest.H7105 [9] How long wilt thou sleep,H7901(QalImpf) O sluggard?H6102 when wilt thou ariseH6965(QalImpf) out of thy sleep?H8142 [10] [Yet] a littleH4592 sleep,H8142 a littleH4592 slumber,H8572 a littleH4592 foldingH2264 of the handsH3027 to sleep:H7901(QalInf) [11] So shall thy povertyH7389 comeH935(QalPerf) as one that travelleth,H1980(PielPtc) and thy wantH4270 as an armedH4043 man.H376 [12] A naughtyH1100 person,H120 a wickedH205 man,H376 walkethH1980(QalActPtc) with a frowardH6143 mouth.H6310 [13] He winkethH7169(QalActPtc) with his eyes,H5869 he speakethH4448(QalActPtc) with his feet,H7272 he teachethH3384(HiphPtc) with his fingers;H676 [14] FrowardnessH8419 [is] in his heart,H3820 he devisethH2790(QalActPtc) mischiefH7451 continually;H6256 he sowethH7971(PielImpf) discord.H4066(Qere) [15] Therefore shall his calamityH343 comeH935(QalImpf) suddenly;H6597 suddenlyH6621 shall he be brokenH7665(NiphImpf) without remedy.H4832 [16] These sixH8337 [things] doth the LordH3068 hate:H8130(QalPerf) yea, sevenH7651 [are] an abominationH8441 unto him:H5315 [17] A proudH7311(QalActPtc) look,H5869 a lyingH8267 tongue,H3956 and handsH3027 that shedH8210(QalActPtc) innocentH5355 blood,H1818 [18] An heartH3820 that devisethH2790(QalActPtc) wickedH205 imaginations,H4284 feetH7272 that be swiftH4116(PielPtc) in runningH7323(QalInf) to mischief,H7451 [19] A falseH8267 witnessH5707 [that] speakethH6315(HiphImpf) lies,H3577 and he that sowethH7971(PielPtc) discordH4090 among brethren.H251 [20] My son,H1121 keepH5341(QalImpv) thy father’sH1 commandment,H4687 and forsakeH5203(QalImpf) not the lawH8451 of thy mother:H517 [21] BindH7194(QalImpv) them continuallyH8548 upon thine heart,H3820 [and] tieH6029(QalImpv) them about thy neck.H1621 [22] When thou goest,H1980(HithInf) it shall leadH5148(HiphImpf) thee; when thou sleepest,H7901(QalInf) it shall keepH8104(QalImpf) thee; and [when] thou awakest,H6974(HiphPerf) it shall talkH7878(QalImpf) with thee. [23] For the commandmentH4687 [is] a lamp;H5216 and the lawH8451 [is] light;H216 and reproofsH8433 of instructionH4148 [are] the wayH1870 of life:H2416 [24] To keepH8104(QalInf) thee from the evilH7451 woman,H802 from the flatteryH2513 of the tongueH3956 of a strange woman.H5237 [25] LustH2530(QalImpf) not after her beautyH3308 in thine heart;H3824 neither let her takeH3947(QalImpf) thee with her eyelids.H6079 [26] For by means ofH1157 a whorishH2181(QalActPtc) womanH802 [a man is brought] to a pieceH3603 of bread:H3899 and the adulteressH802 will huntH6679(QalImpf) for the preciousH3368 life.H5315 [27] Can a manH376 takeH2846(QalImpf) fireH784 in his bosom,H2436 and his clothesH899 not be burned?H8313(NiphImpf) [28] Can oneH376 goH1980(PielImpf) upon hot coals,H1513 and his feetH7272 not be burned?H3554(NiphImpf) [29] So he that goeth inH935(QalActPtc) to his neighbour’sH7453 wife;H802 whosoever touchethH5060(QalActPtc) her shall not be innocent.H5352(NiphImpf) [30] [Men] do not despiseH936(QalImpf) a thief,H1590 if he stealH1589(QalImpf) to satisfyH4390(PielInf) his soulH5315 when he is hungry;H7456(QalImpf) [31] But [if] he be found,H4672(NiphPerf) he shall restoreH7999(PielImpf) sevenfold;H7659 he shall giveH5414(QalImpf) all the substanceH1952 of his house.H1004 [32] [But] whoso committeth adulteryH5003(QalActPtc) with a womanH802 lackethH2638 understanding:H3820 he [that] doethH6213(QalImpf) it destroyethH7843(HiphPtc) his own soul.H5315 [33] A woundH5061 and dishonourH7036 shall he get;H4672(QalImpf) and his reproachH2781 shall not be wiped away.H4229(NiphImpf) [34] For jealousyH7068 [is] the rageH2534 of a man:H1397 therefore he will not spareH2550(QalImpf) in the dayH3117 of vengeance.H5359 [35] He will not regardH5375(QalImpf) any ransom;H3724 neither will he rest content,H14(QalImpf) though thou givest manyH7235(HiphImpf) gifts.H7810
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