6My son, if you have becomeaaguarantor for your neighbor,Have struck your 1handsin pledge for a stranger,2If you have been snared with the words of your mouth,Have been caught with the words of your mouth,3Dothisthen, my son, and deliver yourself;Since you have come into the 1hand of your neighbor,Go, humble yourself, and badger your neighbor.4Give no asleep to your eyes,Norslumber to your eyelids;5Deliver yourself like a gazelle from the hunter’shandAnd like a abird from the hand of the fowler.6Go to the aant, O bsluggard,Observe her ways and bewise,7Which, havinganochief,Officer or ruler,8Prepares her foodain the summerAndgathers her provisionin the harvest.9Howlong will you liedown, O sluggard?When will you arise from your sleep?10“aA littlesleep, a littleslumber,A littlefolding of the hands to 1rest”—11aYour poverty will comein like 1a vagabondAnd your want like 2an armedman.12A avileperson, a wickedman,Is the one who walks with a bperversemouth,13Who awinks with his eyes, who 1signals with his feet,Who 2points with his fingers;14Who withaperversity in his heart continually bdevisesevil,Who 1,cspreadscontentions.15Therefore ahis disaster will comesuddenly;bInstantly he will be broken and therewillbecnohealing.16There are sixthings which Yahwehhates,Even seven which are an abomination1to Him:17aHaughtyeyes, a blyingtongue,And hands that cshedinnocentblood,18A heart that devisesawickedthoughts,bFeet that hasten to run to evil,19A afalsewitnesswhobreathes out lies,And one who 1,bspreadsstrifeamongbrothers.
Warning Against Adultery
20aMy son, observe the commandment of your fatherAnd do not abandon the 1law of your mother;21aBind them continually on your heart;Tie them around your neck.22When you awalkabout, 1they will lead you;When you sleep, 2they will keepwatchover you;And when you awake, 3they will speak to you.23For athe commandment is a lamp and the 1law is light;And reproofs for discipline are the way of life24To akeep you from the evilwoman,From the smoothtongue of the foreignwoman.25aDo not desire her beauty in your heart,Nor let her capture you with her beyelids.26For aon account of 1a harlotone is reduced to a loaf of bread,And 2an adulteress bhunts for the precious3life.27Can a man1takefire in his bosomAnd his clothes not be burned?28Or can a manwalk on hot coalsAnd his feet not be scorched?29So is the one who agoesin to his neighbor’swife;Whoevertouches her bwill not 1gounpunished.301Men do not despise a thiefif he stealsTo afill2himselfwhen he is hungry;31But when he is found, he must arepaysevenfold;He must giveall the 1substance of his house.32The one who commitsadultery with a woman is alacking a heartof wisdom;He who would bdestroy his souldoes it.33Wounds and disgrace he will find,And his reproach will not be blottedout.34For ajealousy1enrages a man,And he will not spare in the bday of vengeance.35He will not 1accept anyransom,He will notbewillingthough you givemanybribes.
