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Parental Counsel
My son, if you have become surety for your neighbor,
Have given a pledge for a stranger,
My son, if you have become surety for your neighbor,
Have given a pledge for a stranger,
Practical Warnings
My son, if you have put up security for your neighbor,
have given your pledge for a stranger,
My son, if you have put up security for your neighbor,
have given your pledge for a stranger,
If you have been snared with the words of your mouth,
Have been caught with the words of your mouth,
Have been caught with the words of your mouth,
if you are snared in the words of your mouth,
caught in the words of your mouth,
caught in the words of your mouth,
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.
Since you have come into the hand of your neighbor,
Go, humble yourself, and importune your neighbor.
Give no sleep to your eyes,
Nor slumber to your eyelids;
Nor slumber to your eyelids;
Give your eyes no sleep
and your eyelids no slumber;
and your eyelids no slumber;
Deliver yourself like a gazelle from the hunter’s hand
And like a bird from the hand of the fowler.
And like a bird from the hand of the fowler.
Go to the ant, O sluggard,
Observe her ways and be wise,
Observe her ways and be wise,
Go to the ant, O sluggard;
consider her ways, and be wise.
consider her ways, and be wise.
Prepares her food in the summer
And gathers her provision in the harvest.
And gathers her provision in the harvest.
she prepares her bread in summer
and gathers her food in harvest.
and gathers her food in harvest.
How long will you lie down, O sluggard?
When will you arise from your sleep?
When will you arise from your sleep?
How long will you lie there, O sluggard?
When will you arise from your sleep?
When will you arise from your sleep?
“A little sleep, a little slumber,
A little folding of the hands to rest” —
A little folding of the hands to rest” —
A little sleep, a little slumber,
a little folding of the hands to rest,
a little folding of the hands to rest,
Your poverty will come in like a vagabond
And your need like an armed man.
And your need like an armed man.
and poverty will come upon you like a robber,
and want like an armed man.
and want like an armed man.
A worthless person, a wicked man,
Is the one who walks with a perverse mouth,
Is the one who walks with a perverse mouth,
A worthless person, a wicked man,
goes about with crooked speech,
goes about with crooked speech,
Who winks with his eyes, who signals with his feet,
Who points with his fingers;
Who points with his fingers;
Who with perversity in his heart continually devises evil,
Who spreads strife.
Who spreads strife.
with perverted heart devises evil,
continually sowing discord;
continually sowing discord;
Therefore his calamity will come suddenly;
Instantly he will be broken and there will be no healing.
Instantly he will be broken and there will be no healing.
therefore calamity will come upon him suddenly;
in a moment he will be broken beyond healing.
in a moment he will be broken beyond healing.
There are six things which the LORD hates,
Yes, seven which are an abomination to Him:
Yes, seven which are an abomination to Him:
There are six things that the Lord hates,
seven that are an abomination to him:
seven that are an abomination to him:
Haughty eyes, a lying tongue,
And hands that shed innocent blood,
And hands that shed innocent blood,
haughty eyes, a lying tongue,
and hands that shed innocent blood,
and hands that shed innocent blood,
A heart that devises wicked plans,
Feet that run rapidly to evil,
Feet that run rapidly to evil,
a heart that devises wicked plans,
feet that make haste to run to evil,
feet that make haste to run to evil,
A false witness who utters lies,
And one who spreads strife among brothers.
And one who spreads strife among brothers.
a false witness who breathes out lies,
and one who sows discord among brothers.
and one who sows discord among brothers.
My son, observe the commandment of your father
And do not forsake the teaching of your mother;
And do not forsake the teaching of your mother;
Warnings Against Adultery
My son, keep your father’s commandment,
and forsake not your mother’s teaching.
My son, keep your father’s commandment,
and forsake not your mother’s teaching.
Bind them continually on your heart;
Tie them around your neck.
Tie them around your neck.
Bind them on your heart always;
tie them around your neck.
tie them around your neck.
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.
When you sleep, they will watch over you;
And when you awake, they will talk to you.
For the commandment is a lamp and the teaching is light;
And reproofs for discipline are the way of life
And reproofs for discipline are the way of life
For the commandment is a lamp and the teaching a light,
and the reproofs of discipline are the way of life,
and the reproofs of discipline are the way of life,
To keep you from the evil woman,
From the smooth tongue of the adulteress.
From the smooth tongue of the adulteress.
Do not desire her beauty in your heart,
Nor let her capture you with her eyelids.
Nor let her capture you with her eyelids.
Do not desire her beauty in your heart,
and do not let her capture you with her eyelashes;
and do not let her capture you with her eyelashes;
For on account of a harlot one is reduced to a loaf of bread,
And an adulteress hunts for the precious life.
And an adulteress hunts for the precious life.
Can a man take fire in his bosom
And his clothes not be burned?
And his clothes not be burned?
Can a man carry fire next to his chest
and his clothes not be burned?
and his clothes not be burned?
Or can a man walk on hot coals
And his feet not be scorched?
And his feet not be scorched?
Or can one walk on hot coals
and his feet not be scorched?
and his feet not be scorched?
So is the one who goes in to his neighbor’s wife;
Whoever touches her will not go unpunished.
Whoever touches her will not go unpunished.
So is he who goes in to his neighbor’s wife;
none who touches her will go unpunished.
none who touches her will go unpunished.
Men do not despise a thief if he steals
To satisfy himself when he is hungry;
To satisfy himself when he is hungry;
People do not despise a thief if he steals
to satisfy his appetite when he is hungry,
to satisfy his appetite when he is hungry,
But when he is found, he must repay sevenfold;
He must give all the substance of his house.
He must give all the substance of his house.
but if he is caught, he will pay sevenfold;
he will give all the goods of his house.
he will give all the goods of his house.
The one who commits adultery with a woman is lacking sense;
He who would destroy himself does it.
He who would destroy himself does it.
He who commits adultery lacks sense;
he who does it destroys himself.
he who does it destroys himself.
Wounds and disgrace he will find,
And his reproach will not be blotted out.
And his reproach will not be blotted out.
He will get wounds and dishonor,
and his disgrace will not be wiped away.
and his disgrace will not be wiped away.
For jealousy enrages a man,
And he will not spare in the day of vengeance.
And he will not spare in the day of vengeance.
For jealousy makes a man furious,
and he will not spare when he takes revenge.
and he will not spare when he takes revenge.