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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,
You are snared by the words of your mouth;
You are taken by the words of your mouth.
You are taken by the words of your mouth.
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,
So do this, my son, and deliver yourself;
For you have come into the hand of your friend:
Go and humble yourself;
Plead with your friend.
For you have come into the hand of your friend:
Go and humble yourself;
Plead with your friend.
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 no sleep to your eyes,
Nor slumber to your eyelids;
Nor slumber to your eyelids;
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.
The Folly of Indolence
Go to the ant, you sluggard!
Consider her ways and be wise,
Go to the ant, you sluggard!
Consider her ways and be wise,
Go to the ant, O sluggard,
Observe her ways and be wise,
Observe 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.
How long will you lie down, 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 sleep —
A little folding of the hands to sleep —
“A little sleep, a little slumber,
A little folding of the hands to rest” —
A little folding of the hands to rest” —
So shall your poverty come on you like a prowler,
And your need like an armed man.
And your need like an armed man.
Your poverty will come in like a vagabond
And your need like an armed man.
And your need like an armed man.
The Wicked Man
A worthless person, a wicked man,
Walks with a perverse mouth;
A worthless person, a wicked man,
Walks with a perverse mouth;
A worthless person, a wicked man,
Is the one who walks with a perverse mouth,
Is the one who walks with a perverse mouth,
Who winks with his eyes, who signals with his feet,
Who points with his fingers;
Who points with his fingers;
Perversity is in his heart,
He devises evil continually,
He sows discord.
He devises evil continually,
He sows discord.
Who with perversity in his heart continually devises evil,
Who spreads strife.
Who spreads strife.
Therefore his calamity shall come suddenly;
Suddenly he shall be broken without remedy.
Suddenly he shall be broken without remedy.
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.
There are six things which the LORD hates,
Yes, seven which are an abomination to Him:
Yes, seven which are an abomination to Him:
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 are swift in running to evil,
Feet that are swift in running to evil,
A heart that devises wicked plans,
Feet that run rapidly to evil,
Feet that run rapidly to evil,
A false witness who speaks lies,
And one who sows discord among brethren.
And one who sows discord among brethren.
A false witness who utters lies,
And one who spreads strife among brothers.
And one who spreads strife among brothers.
Beware of Adultery
My son, keep your father’s command,
And do not forsake the law of your mother.
My son, keep your father’s command,
And do not forsake the law of your mother.
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;
Bind them continually upon your heart;
Tie them around your neck.
Tie them around your neck.
Bind them continually on your heart;
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 law a light;
Reproofs of instruction are the way of life,
And the law a light;
Reproofs of instruction are the way of life,
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
To keep you from the evil woman,
From the flattering tongue of a seductress.
From the flattering tongue of a seductress.
To keep you from the evil woman,
From the smooth tongue of the adulteress.
From the smooth tongue of the adulteress.
Do not lust after her beauty in your heart,
Nor let her allure you with her eyelids.
Nor let her allure you with her eyelids.
Do not desire her beauty in your heart,
Nor let her capture you with her eyelids.
Nor let her capture you with her eyelids.
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 to his bosom,
And his clothes not be burned?
And his clothes not be burned?
Can a man take fire in his bosom
And his clothes not be burned?
And his clothes not be burned?
Can one walk on hot coals,
And his feet not be seared?
And his feet not be seared?
Or can a man walk on hot coals
And his feet not be scorched?
And his feet not be scorched?
So is he who goes in to his neighbor’s wife;
Whoever touches her shall not be innocent.
Whoever touches her shall not be innocent.
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.
People do not despise a thief
If he steals to satisfy himself when he is starving.
If he steals to satisfy himself when he is starving.
Men do not despise a thief if he steals
To satisfy himself when he is hungry;
To satisfy himself when he is hungry;
Yet when he is found, he must restore sevenfold;
He may have to give up all the substance of his house.
He may have to give up all the substance of his house.
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.
Whoever commits adultery with a woman lacks understanding;
He who does so destroys his own soul.
He who does so destroys his own soul.
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.
Wounds and dishonor he will get,
And his reproach will not be wiped away.
And his reproach will not be wiped away.
Wounds and disgrace he will find,
And his reproach will not be blotted out.
And his reproach will not be blotted out.
For jealousy is a husband’s fury;
Therefore he will not spare in the day of vengeance.
Therefore he will not spare in the day of vengeance.
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.