1My son, if thou art become surety for thy neighbor,
2Thou art snared with the words of thy mouth,
3Do this now, my son, and deliver thyself,
4Give not sleep to thine eyes,
5Deliver thyself as a roe from the hand of the hunter,
6Go to the ant, thou sluggard;
7Which having no chief,
8Provideth her bread in the summer,
9How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard?
10Yet a little sleep, a little slumber,
11So shall thy poverty come as a robber,
12A worthless person, a man of iniquity,
13That winketh with his eyes, that speaketh with his feet,
14In whose heart is perverseness,
15Therefore shall his calamity come suddenly;
16There are six things which Jehovah hateth;
17Haughty eyes, a lying tongue,
18A heart that deviseth wicked purposes,
19A false witness that uttereth lies,
20My son, keep the commandment of thy father,
21Bind them continually upon thy heart;
22When thou walkest, it shall lead thee;
23For the commandment is a lamp; and the law is light;
24To keep thee from the evil woman,
25Lust not after her beauty in thy heart;
26For on account of a harlot a man is brought to a piece of bread;
27Can a man take fire in his bosom,
28Or can one walk upon hot coals,
29So he that goeth in to his neighbor’s wife;
30Men do not despise a thief, if he steal
31But if he be found, he shall restore sevenfold;
32He that committeth adultery with a woman is void of understanding:
33Wounds and dishonor shall he get;
34For jealousy is the rage of a man;
35He will not regard any ransom;