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1 My son, if thou be surety for thy friend, if thou hast stricken thy hand with a stranger,
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2 Thou art snared with the words of thy mouth, thou art taken with the words of thy mouth.
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3 Do 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.
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4 Give not sleep to thine eyes, nor slumber to thine eyelids.
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5 Deliver thyself as a roe from the hand of the hunter, and as a bird from the hand of the fowler.
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6 Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise:
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7 Which having no guide, overseer, or ruler,
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8 Provideth her meat in the summer, and gathereth her food in the harvest.
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9 How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard? when wilt thou arise out of thy sleep?
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10 Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep:
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11 So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth, and thy want as an armed man.
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12 A naughty person, a wicked man, walketh with a froward mouth.
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13 He winketh with his eyes, he speaketh with his feet, he teacheth with his fingers;
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14 Frowardness is in his heart, he deviseth mischief continually; he soweth discord.
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15 Therefore shall his calamity come suddenly; suddenly shall he be broken without remedy.
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16 These six things doth the LORD hate: yea, seven are an abomination unto him:
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17 A proud look, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood,
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18 An heart that deviseth wicked imaginations, feet that be swift in running to mischief,
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19 A false witness that speaketh lies, and he that soweth discord among brethren.
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20 My son, keep thy father's commandment, and forsake not the law of thy mother:
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21 Bind them continually upon thine heart, and tie them about thy neck.
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22 When thou goest, it shall lead thee; when thou sleepest, it shall keep thee; and when thou awakest, it shall talk with thee.
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23 For the commandment is a lamp; and the law is light; and reproofs of instruction are the way of life:
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24 To keep thee from the evil woman, from the flattery of the tongue of a strange woman.
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25 Lust not after her beauty in thine heart; neither let her take thee with her eyelids.
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26 For by means of a whorish woman a man is brought to a piece of bread: and the adulteress will hunt for the precious life.
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27 Can a man take fire in his bosom, and his clothes not be burned?
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28 Can one go upon hot coals, and his feet not be burned?
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29 So he that goeth in to his neighbour's wife; whosoever toucheth her shall not be innocent.
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30 Men do not despise a thief, if he steal to satisfy his soul when he is hungry;
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31 But if he be found, he shall restore sevenfold; he shall give all the substance of his house.
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32 But whoso committeth adultery with a woman lacketh understanding: he that doeth it destroyeth his own soul.
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33 A wound and dishonour shall he get; and his reproach shall not be wiped away.
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34 For jealousy is the rage of a man: therefore he will not spare in the day of vengeance.
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35 He will not regard any ransom; neither will he rest content, though thou givest many gifts.
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- 1 My son, if you have become surety for your neighbor, Have given a pledge for a stranger,
- 2 If you have been snared with the words of your mouth, Have been caught with the words of your mouth,
- 3 Do this then, my son, and deliver yourself; Since you have come into the hand of your neighbor, Go, humble yourself, and importune your neighbor.
- 4 Give no sleep to your eyes, Nor slumber to your eyelids;
- 5 Deliver yourself like a gazelle from the hunter's hand And like a bird from the hand of the fowler.
- 6 Go to the ant, O sluggard, Observe her ways and be wise,
- 7 Which, having no chief, Officer or ruler,
- 8 Prepares her food in the summer And gathers her provision in the harvest.
- 9 How long will you lie down, O sluggard? When will you arise from your sleep?
- 10 “A little sleep, a little slumber, A little folding of the hands to rest”—
- 11 Your poverty will come in like a vagabond And your need like an armed man.
- 12 A worthless person, a wicked man, Is the one who walks with a perverse mouth,
- 13 Who winks with his eyes, who signals with his feet, Who points with his fingers;
- 14 Who with perversity in his heart continually devises evil, Who spreads strife.
- 15 Therefore his calamity will come suddenly; Instantly he will be broken and there will be no healing.
- 16 There are six things which the LORD hates, Yes, seven which are an abomination to Him:
- 17 Haughty eyes, a lying tongue, And hands that shed innocent blood,
- 18 A heart that devises wicked plans, Feet that run rapidly to evil,
- 19 A false witness who utters lies, And one who spreads strife among brothers.
- 20 My son, observe the commandment of your father And do not forsake the teaching of your mother;
- 21 Bind them continually on your heart; Tie them around your neck.
- 22 When you walk about, they will guide you; When you sleep, they will watch over you; And when you awake, they will talk to you.
- 23 For the commandment is a lamp and the teaching is light; And reproofs for discipline are the way of life
- 24 To keep you from the evil woman, From the smooth tongue of the adulteress.
- 25 Do not desire her beauty in your heart, Nor let her capture you with her eyelids.
- 26 For on account of a harlot one is reduced to a loaf of bread, And an adulteress hunts for the precious life.
- 27 Can a man take fire in his bosom And his clothes not be burned?
- 28 Or can a man walk on hot coals And his feet not be scorched?
- 29 So is the one who goes in to his neighbor's wife; Whoever touches her will not go unpunished.
- 30 Men do not despise a thief if he steals To satisfy himself when he is hungry;
- 31 But when he is found, he must repay sevenfold; He must give all the substance of his house.
- 32 The one who commits adultery with a woman is lacking sense; He who would destroy himself does it.
- 33 Wounds and disgrace he will find, And his reproach will not be blotted out.
- 34 For jealousy enrages a man, And he will not spare in the day of vengeance.
- 35 He will not accept any ransom, Nor will he be satisfied though you give many gifts.
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