My son,{H1121} if thou art become surety{H6148} for thy neighbor,{H7453} If thou hast stricken{H8628} thy hands{H3709} for a stranger;{H2114}

Thou art snared{H3369} with the words{H561} of thy mouth,{H6310} Thou art taken{H3920} with the words{H561} of thy mouth.{H6310}

Do{H6213} this now,{H645} my son,{H1121} and deliver{H5337} thyself, Seeing thou art come{H935} into the hand{H3709} of thy neighbor:{H7453} Go,{H3212} humble{H7511} thyself, and importune{H7292} thy neighbor;{H7453}

Give{H5414} not sleep{H8142} to thine eyes,{H5869} Nor slumber{H8572} to thine eyelids;{H6079}

Deliver{H5337} thyself as a roe{H6643} from the hand{H3027} [of the hunter], And as a bird{H6833} from the hand{H3027} of the fowler.{H3353}

Go{H3212} to the ant,{H5244} thou sluggard;{H6102} Consider{H7200} her ways,{H1870} and be wise:{H2449}

Which having no chief,{H7101} Overseer,{H7860} or ruler,{H4910}

Provideth{H3559} her bread{H3899} in the summer,{H7019} And gathereth{H103} her food{H3978} in the harvest.{H7105}

How long wilt thou sleep,{H7901} O sluggard?{H6102} When wilt thou arise{H6965} out of thy sleep?{H8142}

[ Yet] a little{H4592} sleep,{H8142} a little{H4592} slumber,{H8572} A little{H4592} folding{H2264} of the hands{H3027} to sleep:{H7901}

So shall thy poverty{H7389} come{H935} as a robber,{H1980} And thy want{H4270} as an armed{H4043} man.{H376}

A worthless{H1100} person,{H120} a man{H376} of iniquity,{H205} Is he that walketh{H1980} with a perverse{H6143} mouth;{H6310}

That winketh{H7169} with his eyes,{H5869} that speaketh{H4448} with his feet,{H7272} That maketh{H3384} signs with his fingers;{H676}

In whose heart{H3820} is perverseness,{H8419} Who deviseth{H2790} evil{H7451} continually,{H6256} Who soweth{H7971} discord.{H4066}

Therefore shall his calamity{H343} come{H935} suddenly;{H6597} On a sudden{H6621} shall he be broken,{H7665} and that without remedy.{H4832}

There are six{H8337} things which Jehovah{H3068} hateth;{H8130} Yea, seven{H7651} which are an abomination{H8441} unto him:{H5315}

Haughty{H7311} eyes,{H5869} a lying{H8267} tongue,{H3956} And hands{H3027} that shed{H8210} innocent{H5355} blood;{H1818}

A heart{H3820} that deviseth{H2790} wicked{H205} purposes,{H4284} Feet{H7272} that are swift{H4116} in running{H7323} to mischief,{H7451}

A false{H8267} witness{H5707} that uttereth{H6315} lies,{H3577} And he that soweth{H7971} discord{H4090} among brethren.{H251}

My son,{H1121} keep{H5341} the commandment{H4687} of thy father,{H1} And forsake{H5203} not the law{H8451} of thy mother:{H517}

Bind{H7194} them continually{H8548} upon thy heart;{H3820} Tie{H6029} them about thy neck.{H1621}

When thou walkest,{H1980} it shall lead{H5148} thee; When thou sleepest,{H7901} it shall watch{H8104} over thee; And when thou awakest,{H6974} it shall talk{H7878} with thee.

For the commandment{H4687} is a lamp;{H5216} And the law{H8451} is light;{H216} And reproofs{H8433} of instruction{H4148} are the way{H1870} of life:{H2416}

To keep{H8104} thee from the evil{H7451} woman,{H802} From the flattery{H2513} of the foreigner's{H5237} tongue.{H3956}

Lust{H2530} not after her beauty{H3308} in thy heart;{H3824} Neither let her take{H3947} thee with her eyelids.{H6079}

For on account of{H1157} a{H802} harlot{H2181} [a man is brought] to a piece{H3603} of bread;{H3899} And the adulteress{H802} hunteth{H6679} for the precious{H3368} life.{H5315}

Can a man{H376} take{H2846} fire{H784} in his bosom,{H2436} And his clothes{H899} not be burned?{H8313}

Or can one{H376} walk{H1980} upon hot coals,{H1513} And his feet{H7272} not be scorched?{H3554}

So he that goeth in{H935} to his neighbor's{H7453} wife;{H802} Whosoever toucheth{H5060} her shall not be unpunished.{H5352}

Men do not despise{H936} a thief,{H1590} if he steal{H1589} To satisfy{H4390} himself{H5315} when he is hungry:{H7456}

But if he be found,{H4672} he shall restore{H7999} sevenfold;{H7659} He shall give{H5414} all the substance{H1952} of his house.{H1004}

He that committeth adultery{H5003} with a woman{H802} is void{H2638} of understanding:{H3820} He doeth{H6213} it who would destroy{H7843} his own soul.{H5315}

Wounds{H5061} and dishonor{H7036} shall he get;{H4672} And his reproach{H2781} shall not be wiped away.{H4229}

For jealousy{H7068} is the rage{H2534} of a man;{H1397} And he will not spare{H2550} in the day{H3117} of vengeance.{H5359}

He will not regard{H5375} any ransom;{H3724} Neither will he rest content,{H14} though thou givest many{H7235} gifts.{H7810}