My son, if thou be surety
for thy friend
, if thou hast stricken
thy hand
with a stranger
,
Thou art snared with the words
of thy mouth
, thou art taken
with the words
of thy mouth
.
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
.
Give not sleep
to thine eyes
, nor slumber
to thine eyelids
.
Deliver thyself as a roe
from the hand
of the hunter , and as a bird
from the hand
of the fowler
.
Go to the ant
, thou sluggard
; consider
her ways
, and be wise
:
Which having no guide, overseer
, or ruler
,
Provideth her meat
in the summer
, and gathereth
her food
in the harvest
.
How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard
? when wilt thou arise
out of thy sleep
?
Yet a little sleep
, a little
slumber
, a little
folding
of the hands
to sleep
:
So shall thy poverty come
as one that travelleth
, and thy want
as an armed
man
.
A naughty person
, a wicked
man
, walketh
with a froward
mouth
.
He winketh with his eyes
, he speaketh
with his feet
, he teacheth
with his fingers
;
Frowardness is in his heart
, he deviseth
mischief
continually
; he soweth
discord
.
Therefore shall his calamity come
suddenly
; suddenly
shall he be broken
without remedy
.
These six things doth the LORD
hate
: yea, seven
are an abomination
unto him
:
A proud look
, a lying
tongue
, and hands
that shed
innocent
blood
,
An heart that deviseth
wicked
imaginations
, feet
that be swift
in running
to mischief
,
A false witness
that speaketh
lies
, and he that soweth
discord
among brethren
.
My son, keep
thy father's
commandment
, and forsake
not the law
of thy mother
:
Bind them continually
upon thine heart
, and tie
them about thy neck
.
When thou goest, it shall lead
thee; when thou sleepest
, it shall keep
thee; and when thou awakest
, it shall talk
with thee.
For the commandment is a lamp
; and the law
is light
; and reproofs
of instruction
are the way
of life
:
To keep thee from the evil
woman
, from the flattery
of the tongue
of a strange woman
.
Lust not after her beauty
in thine heart
; neither let her take
thee with her eyelids
.
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
.
Can a man take
fire
in his bosom
, and his clothes
not be burned
?
Can one go
upon hot coals
, and his feet
not be burned
?
So he that goeth in to his neighbour's
wife
; whosoever toucheth
her shall not be innocent
.
Men do not despise a thief
, if he steal
to satisfy
his soul
when he is hungry
;
But if he be found, he shall restore
sevenfold
; he shall give
all the substance
of his house
.
But whoso committeth adultery with a woman
lacketh
understanding
: he that doeth
it destroyeth
his own soul
.
A wound and dishonour
shall he get
; and his reproach
shall not be wiped away
.
For jealousy is the rage
of a man
: therefore he will not spare
in the day
of vengeance
.
He will not regard any ransom
; neither will he rest content
, though thou givest many
gifts
.