Proverbs 6
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1My son, if thou be surety for thy friend, if thou hast stricken thy hand with a stranger,1My son, if you have put up security for your neighbor, if you have shaken hands in pledge for a stranger,
2Thou art snared with the words of thy mouth, thou art taken with the words of thy mouth.2you have been trapped by what you said, ensnared by the words of your mouth.
3Do 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.3So do this, my son, to free yourself, since you have fallen into your neighbor's hands: Go--to the point of exhaustion-- and give your neighbor no rest!
4Give not sleep to thine eyes, nor slumber to thine eyelids.4Allow no sleep to your eyes, no slumber to your eyelids.
5Deliver thyself as a roe from the hand of the hunter, and as a bird from the hand of the fowler.5Free yourself, like a gazelle from the hand of the hunter, like a bird from the snare of the fowler.
6Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise:6Go to the ant, you sluggard; consider its ways and be wise!
7Which having no guide, overseer, or ruler,7It has no commander, no overseer or ruler,
8Provideth her meat in the summer, and gathereth her food in the harvest.8yet it stores its provisions in summer and gathers its food at harvest.
9How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard? when wilt thou arise out of thy sleep?9How long will you lie there, you sluggard? When will you get up from your sleep?
10Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep:10A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest--
11So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth, and thy want as an armed man.11and poverty will come on you like a thief and scarcity like an armed man.
12A naughty person, a wicked man, walketh with a froward mouth.12A troublemaker and a villain, who goes about with a corrupt mouth,
13He winketh with his eyes, he speaketh with his feet, he teacheth with his fingers;13who winks maliciously with his eye, signals with his feet and motions with his fingers,
14Frowardness is in his heart, he deviseth mischief continually; he soweth discord.14who plots evil with deceit in his heart-- he always stirs up conflict.
15Therefore shall his calamity come suddenly; suddenly shall he be broken without remedy.15Therefore disaster will overtake him in an instant; he will suddenly be destroyed--without remedy.
16These six things doth the LORD hate: yea, seven are an abomination unto him:16There are six things the LORD hates, seven that are detestable to him:
17A proud look, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood,17haughty eyes, a lying tongue, hands that shed innocent blood,
18An heart that deviseth wicked imaginations, feet that be swift in running to mischief,18a heart that devises wicked schemes, feet that are quick to rush into evil,
19A false witness that speaketh lies, and he that soweth discord among brethren.19a false witness who pours out lies and a person who stirs up conflict in the community.
20My son, keep thy father's commandment, and forsake not the law of thy mother:20My son, keep your father's command and do not forsake your mother's teaching.
21Bind them continually upon thine heart, and tie them about thy neck.21Bind them always on your heart; fasten them around your neck.
22When thou goest, it shall lead thee; when thou sleepest, it shall keep thee; and when thou awakest, it shall talk with thee.22When you walk, they will guide you; when you sleep, they will watch over you; when you awake, they will speak to you.
23For the commandment is a lamp; and the law is light; and reproofs of instruction are the way of life:23For this command is a lamp, this teaching is a light, and correction and instruction are the way to life,
24To keep thee from the evil woman, from the flattery of the tongue of a strange woman.24keeping you from your neighbor's wife, from the smooth talk of a wayward woman.
25Lust not after her beauty in thine heart; neither let her take thee with her eyelids.25Do not lust in your heart after her beauty or let her captivate you with her eyes.
26For by means of a whorish woman a man is brought to a piece of bread: and the adulteress will hunt for the precious life.26For a prostitute can be had for a loaf of bread, but another man's wife preys on your very life.
27Can a man take fire in his bosom, and his clothes not be burned?27Can a man scoop fire into his lap without his clothes being burned?
28Can one go upon hot coals, and his feet not be burned?28Can a man walk on hot coals without his feet being scorched?
29So he that goeth in to his neighbour's wife; whosoever toucheth her shall not be innocent.29So is he who sleeps with another man's wife; no one who touches her will go unpunished.
30Men do not despise a thief, if he steal to satisfy his soul when he is hungry;30People do not despise a thief if he steals to satisfy his hunger when he is starving.
31But if he be found, he shall restore sevenfold; he shall give all the substance of his house.31Yet if he is caught, he must pay sevenfold, though it costs him all the wealth of his house.
32But whoso committeth adultery with a woman lacketh understanding: he that doeth it destroyeth his own soul.32But a man who commits adultery has no sense; whoever does so destroys himself.
33A wound and dishonour shall he get; and his reproach shall not be wiped away.33Blows and disgrace are his lot, and his shame will never be wiped away.
34For jealousy is the rage of a man: therefore he will not spare in the day of vengeance.34For jealousy arouses a husband's fury, and he will show no mercy when he takes revenge.
35He will not regard any ransom; neither will he rest content, though thou givest many gifts.35He will not accept any compensation; he will refuse a bribe, however great it is.
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