Proverbs 6 — GMV

6 My son, if thou become surety for thy friend, ² For a man’s own lips become a strong snare to him, ³ My son, do what I command thee, and deliver thyself; ⁴ Give not sleep to thine eyes, ⁵ That thou mayest deliver thyself as a doe out of the toils, ⁶ Go to the ant, O sluggard; ⁷ For whereas he has no husbandry, ⁸ He prepares food for himself in the summer, Or go to the bee, Whose labors kings and private men use for health, Though weak in body, ⁹ How long wilt thou lie, O sluggard? ¹⁰ Thou sleepest a little, and thou restest a little, and thou slumberest a short time, ¹¹ Then poverty comes upon thee as an evil traveler, But if thou be diligent, thy harvest shall arrive as a fountain, ¹² A foolish man and a transgressor ¹³ And the same winks with the eye, and makes a sign with his foot, ¹⁴ His perverse heart devises evils: ¹⁵ Therefore his destruction shall come suddenly; ¹⁶ For he rejoices in all things which God hates, ¹⁷ The eye of the haughty, a tongue unjust, ¹⁸ And a heart devising evil thoughts, ¹⁹ An unjust witness kindles falsehoods, ²⁰ My son, keep the laws of thy father, ²¹ But bind them upon thy soul continually, ²² Whensoever thou walkest, lead this along and let it be with thee; ²³ For the commandment of the law is a lamp and a light; ²⁴ To keep thee continually from a married woman, ²⁵ Let not the desire of beauty overcome thee, ²⁶ For the value of a harlot is as much as of one loaf; ²⁷ Shall anyone bind fire in his bosom, ²⁸ Or will anyone walk on coals of fire, ²⁹ So is he that goes in to a married woman; ³⁰ It is not to be wondered at if one should be taken stealing, ³¹ But if he should be taken, he shall repay sevenfold, ³² But the adulterer through want of sense procures destruction to his soul. ³³ He endures both pain and disgrace, ³⁴ For the soul of her husband is full of jealousy: ³⁵ He will not forego his enmity for any ransom: