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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 trapped yourself by your agreement
and are caught by what you said —
and are caught by what you said —
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.
follow my advice and save yourself,
for you have placed yourself at your friend’s mercy.
Now swallow your pride;
go and beg to have your name erased.
for you have placed yourself at your friend’s mercy.
Now swallow your pride;
go and beg to have your name erased.
Give no sleep to your eyes,
Nor slumber to your eyelids.
Nor slumber to your eyelids.
Don’t put it off; do it now!
Don’t rest until you do.
Don’t rest until you do.
Save yourself like a gazelle escaping from a hunter,
like a bird fleeing from a net.
like a bird fleeing from a net.
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,
Take a lesson from the ants, you lazybones.
Learn from their ways and become wise!
Learn from their ways and become wise!
Though they have no prince
or governor or ruler to make them work,
or governor or ruler to make them work,
they labor hard all summer,
gathering food for the winter.
gathering food for the winter.
But you, lazybones, how long will you sleep?
When will you wake up?
When will you wake up?
A little sleep, a little slumber,
A little folding of the hands to sleep —
A little folding of the hands to sleep —
A little extra sleep, a little more 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.
then poverty will pounce on you like a bandit;
scarcity will attack you like an armed robber.
scarcity will attack you like an armed robber.
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;
What are worthless and wicked people like?
They are constant liars,
They are constant liars,
signaling their deceit with a wink of the eye,
a nudge of the foot, or the wiggle of fingers.
a nudge of the foot, or the wiggle of fingers.
Perversity is in his heart,
He devises evil continually,
He sows discord.
He devises evil continually,
He sows discord.
Their perverted hearts plot evil,
and they constantly stir up trouble.
and they constantly stir up trouble.
Therefore his calamity shall come suddenly;
Suddenly he shall be broken without remedy.
Suddenly he shall be broken without remedy.
But they will be destroyed suddenly,
broken in an instant beyond all hope of healing.
broken in an instant beyond all hope of healing.
There are six things the LORD hates —
no, seven things he detests:
no, seven things he detests:
haughty eyes,
a lying tongue,
hands that kill the innocent,
a lying tongue,
hands that kill the innocent,
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 plots evil,
feet that race to do wrong,
feet that race to do wrong,
A false witness who speaks lies,
And one who sows discord among brethren.
And one who sows discord among brethren.
a false witness who pours out lies,
a person who sows discord in a family.
a person who sows discord in a family.
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, obey your father’s commands,
and don’t neglect your mother’s instruction.
and don’t neglect your mother’s instruction.
Bind them continually upon your heart;
Tie them around your neck.
Tie them around your neck.
Keep their words always in your heart.
Tie them around your neck.
Tie them around your neck.
When you walk, their counsel will lead you.
When you sleep, they will protect you.
When you wake up, they will advise you.
When you sleep, they will protect you.
When you wake up, they will advise 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 their command is a lamp
and their instruction a light;
their corrective discipline
is the way to life.
and their instruction a light;
their corrective discipline
is the way to life.
To keep you from the evil woman,
From the flattering tongue of a seductress.
From the flattering tongue of a seductress.
It will keep you from the immoral woman,
from the smooth tongue of a promiscuous woman.
from the smooth tongue of a promiscuous woman.
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.
Don’t lust for her beauty.
Don’t let her coy glances seduce you.
Don’t let her coy glances seduce you.
Can a man take fire to his bosom,
And his clothes not be burned?
And his clothes not be burned?
Can a man scoop a flame into his lap
and not have his clothes catch on fire?
and not have his clothes catch on fire?
Can one walk on hot coals,
And his feet not be seared?
And his feet not be seared?
Can he walk on hot coals
and not blister his feet?
and not blister his feet?
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 it is with the man who sleeps with another man’s wife.
He who embraces her will not go unpunished.
He who embraces 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.
Excuses might be found for a thief
who steals because he is starving.
who steals because he is starving.
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 if he is caught, he must pay back seven times what he stole,
even if he has to sell everything in his house.
even if he has to sell everything in 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.
But the man who commits adultery is an utter fool,
for he destroys himself.
for he destroys himself.
Wounds and dishonor he will get,
And his reproach will not be wiped away.
And his reproach will not be wiped away.
He will be wounded and disgraced.
His shame will never be erased.
His shame will never be erased.
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 the woman’s jealous husband will be furious,
and he will show no mercy when he takes revenge.
and he will show no mercy when he takes revenge.