Proverbs 6

My son, if thou ^abe surety for thy friend,

If thou hast ^astricken thy hand with a stranger,

²Thou art snared with the words of thy mouth,

Thou art ^btaken with the words of thy mouth,

³Do this now, my son, and deliver thyself,

When thou art come into the hand of thy friend;

Go, ^chumble thyself, and make sure thy friend.

^4dGive not sleep to thine eyes,

^dNor slumber to thine eyelids.

⁵Deliver thyself as a ^eroe from the hand of the hunter,

And ^fas a bird from the hand of the fowler.

^6gGo to the ^hant, thou ⁱsluggard;

Consider her ways, and ^kbe wise:

^7lWhich having no ^mguide, ⁿoverseer, or ruler,

^8hProvideth her meat in the summer,

And ^ogathereth her food in the harvest.

⁹How long wilt thou sleep, O ⁱsluggard?

When wilt thou arise out of thy sleep?

^10pYet a little ^dsleep, a little ^dslumber,

A little folding of the hands to sleep:

^11qSo shall ^rthy poverty come as one that travelleth,

And thy want as an armed man.

^12rrA naughty person, a wicked man,

Walketh with a ^sfroward mouth.

¹³He ^twinketh with his eyes,

He speaketh with his feet,

He teacheth with his fingers;

^14uFrowardness is in his heart,

^xHe deviseth mischief continually;

He soweth discord.

¹⁵Therefore shall his calamity come suddenly;

^ySuddenly shall he be broken ^zwithout remedy.

¹⁶These ^asix things doth the Lord hate:

Yea, ^aseven are an abomination unto him:

¹⁷A proud look, ^ba lying tongue,

And ^cehands that shed innocent blood,

^18dA heart that deviseth ^ewicked imaginations,

^efFeet that be swift in running to mischief,

¹⁹A false witness ^gthat speaketh lies,

And he that ^hsoweth discord among brethren.

²⁰ⁱMy son, keep thy father’s commandment,

And ⁱforsake not the law of thy mother:

^21kBind them continually upon thine heart,

And ^ltie them about thy ^mneck.

²²ⁿWhen thou goest, it shall lead thee;

ⁿWhen thou sleepest, it ^oshall keep thee;

And when thou awakest, it shall talk with thee.

²³For the commandment is ^pa lamp; and the law is ^plight;

And ^ppreproofs of instruction are the way of life:

²⁴To keep thee from the evil woman,

From ^qthe flattery of the tongue of a ^rstrange woman.

^25sLust not after her beauty in thine heart;

Neither let her take thee with ^ther eyelids.

²⁶For ^uby means of a whorish woman a man is brought to ^xa piece of bread:

And the adulteress will ^yhunt for ^zthe precious life.

²⁷Can a man ^atake ^bfire in ^chis bosom,

And his clothes not be burnt?

²⁸Can one ^dgo upon hot coals,

And his feet not be ^dburnt?

²⁹So he that goeth in to his neighbour’s wife;

Whosoever toucheth her shall not be ^ddinnocent.

³⁰Men do not despise a thief, if he steal

^eTo satisfy his ^eesoul when he is hungry;

³¹But if he ^fbe found, ^fhe shall restore ^gsevenfold;

He shall give all the substance of his house.

³²But whoso committeth adultery with a woman ^hlacketh understanding:

He that doeth it destroyeth his own soul.

³³A wound and dishonour shall he get;

And his reproach shall not be wiped away.

³⁴For ⁱjealousy is the rage of a man:

Therefore he will not spare ^kin the day of vengeance.

³⁵He will not regard any ransom;

Neither will he rest content, though thou givest many gifts.

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