Proverbs 6 - World English Bible with Hebrew
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1 My son, if you have become collateral for your neighbor, If you have struck your hands in pledge for a stranger; | 1 בְּ֭נִי אִם־עָרַ֣בְתָּ לְרֵעֶ֑ךָ תָּקַ֖עְתָּ3 לַזָּ֣ר כַּפֶּֽיךָ׃ | |
2 You are trapped by the words of your mouth. You are ensnared with the words of your mouth. | 2 נֹוקַ֥שְׁתָּ בְאִמְרֵי־פִ֑יךָ נִ֝לְכַּ֗דְתָּ בְּאִמְרֵי־פִֽיךָ׃ | |
3 Do this now, my son, and deliver yourself, Seeing you have come into the hand of your neighbor. Go, humble yourself. Press your plea with your neighbor. | 3 עֲשֵׂ֨ה זֹ֥את אֵפֹ֪וא3׀ בְּנִ֡י וְֽהִנָּצֵ֗ל כִּ֘י בָ֤אתָ בְכַף־רֵעֶ֑ךָ לֵ֥ךְ הִ֝תְרַפֵּ֗ס וּרְהַ֥ב רֵעֶֽיךָ׃ | |
4 Give no sleep to your eyes, Nor slumber to your eyelids. | 4 אַל־תִּתֵּ֣ן שֵׁנָ֣ה לְעֵינֶ֑יךָ וּ֝תְנוּמָ֗ה לְעַפְעַפֶּֽיךָ׃ | |
5 Free yourself, like a gazelle from the hand of the hunter, Like a bird from the snare of the fowler. | 5 הִ֭נָּצֵל כִּצְבִ֣י מִיָּ֑ד וּ֝כְצִפֹּ֗ור מִיַּ֥ד יָקֽוּשׁ׃ | |
6 Go to the ant, you sluggard. Consider her ways, and be wise; | 6 לֵֽךְ־אֶל־נְמָלָ֥ה עָצֵ֑ל רְאֵ֖ה דְרָכֶ֣יהָ וַחֲכָֽם׃ | |
7 Which having no chief, overseer, or ruler, | 7 אֲשֶׁ֖ר אֵֽין־לָ֥הּ קָצִ֗ין שֹׁטֵ֥ר וּמֹשֵֽׁל׃ | |
8 Provides her bread in the summer, And gathers her food in the harvest. | 8 תָּכִ֣ין בַּקַּ֣יִץ לַחְמָ֑הּ אָגְרָ֥ה בַ֝קָּצִ֗יר מַאֲכָלָֽהּ׃ | |
9 How long will you sleep, sluggard? When will you arise out of your sleep? | 9 עַד־מָתַ֖י עָצֵ֥ל׀ תִּשְׁכָּ֑ב מָ֝תַ֗י תָּק֥וּם מִשְּׁנָתֶֽךָ׃ | |
10 A little sleep, a little slumber, A little folding of the hands to sleep: | 10 מְעַ֣ט נֹות מְעַ֣ט תְּנוּמֹ֑ות מְעַ֓ט׀ חִבֻּ֖ק יָדַ֣יִם לִשְׁכָּֽב׃ | |
11 So your poverty will come as a robber, And your scarcity as an armed man. | 11 וּבָֽא־כִמְהַלֵּ֥ךְ רֵאשֶׁ֑ךָ וּ֝מַחְסֹֽרְךָ֗ כְּאִ֣ישׁ מָגֵֽן׃ | |
12 A worthless person, a man of iniquity, Is he who walks with a perverse mouth; | 12 אָדָ֣ם בְּ֭לִיַּעַל אִ֣ישׁ אָ֑וֶן הֹ֝ולֵ֗ךְ עִקְּשׁ֥וּת פֶּֽה׃ | |
13 Who winks with his eyes, who signals with his feet, Who motions with his fingers; | 13 קֹרֵ֣ץ בְּ֭עֵינָיוq מֹלֵ֣ל בְּרַגְלָ֑וq מֹ֝רֶ֗ה בְּאֶצְבְּעֹתָֽיו׃ | |
14 In whose heart is perverseness, Who devises evil continually, Who always sows discord. | 14 תַּֽהְפֻּכֹ֨ות׀ בְּלִבֹּ֗ו חֹרֵ֣שׁ רָ֣ע בְּכָל־עֵ֑ת מְדָנִים מִדְיָנִ֥ים יְשַׁלֵּֽחַ׃ | |
15 Therefore his calamity will come suddenly. He will be broken suddenly, and that without remedy. | 15 עַל־כֵּ֗ן פִּ֭תְאֹם יָבֹ֣וא אֵידֹ֑ו פֶּ֥תַע יִ֝שָּׁבֵ֗ר וְאֵ֣ין מַרְפֵּֽא׃ | |
16 There are six things which Yahweh hates; Yes, seven which are an abomination to him: | 16 שֶׁשׁ־הֵ֭נָּה שָׂנֵ֣א יְהוָ֑ה וְ֝שֶׁ֗בַע תֹּועֲבֹות תֹּועֲבַ֥תy נַפְשֹֽׁו׃ | |
17 Haughty eyes, a lying tongue, Hands that shed innocent blood; | 17 עֵינַ֣יִם רָ֭מֹות לְשֹׁ֣ון שָׁ֑קֶר וְ֝יָדַ֗יִם שֹׁפְכֹ֥ות דָּם־נָקִֽי׃ | |
18 A heart that devises wicked schemes, Feet that are swift in running to mischief, | 18 לֵ֗ב חֹ֭רֵשׁ מַחְשְׁבֹ֣ות אָ֑וֶן רַגְלַ֥יִם מְ֝מַהֲרֹ֗ות לָר֥וּץ לָֽרָעָה׃ | |
19 A false witness who utters lies, And he who sows discord among brothers. | 19 יָפִ֣יחַ כְּ֭זָבִים עֵ֣ד שָׁ֑קֶר וּמְשַׁלֵּ֥חַ מְ֝דָנִ֗ים בֵּ֣ין אַחִֽים׃ | |
20 My son, keep your father's commandment, And don't forsake your mother's teaching. | 20 נְצֹ֣ר בְּ֭נִי מִצְוַ֣ת אָבִ֑יךָ וְאַל־תִּ֝טֹּ֗שׁ תֹּורַ֥ת אִמֶּֽךָ׃ | |
21 Bind them continually on your heart. Tie them around your neck. | 21 קָשְׁרֵ֣ם עַל־לִבְּךָ֣ תָמִ֑יד עָ֝נְדֵ֗ם עַל־גַּרְגְּרֹתֶֽךָ׃ | |
22 When you walk, it will lead you. When you sleep, it will watch over you. When you awake, it will talk with you. | 22 בְּהִתְהַלֶּכְךָ֨3׀ תַּנְחֶ֬ה אֹתָ֗ךְ בְּֽ֭שָׁכְבְּךָ תִּשְׁמֹ֣ר עָלֶ֑יךָ וַ֝הֲקִיצֹ֗ותָ הִ֣יא תְשִׂיחֶֽךָ׃ | |
23 For the commandment is a lamp, And the law is light. Reproofs of instruction are the way of life, | 23 כִּ֤י נֵ֣ר מִ֭צְוָה וְתֹ֣ורָה אֹ֑ור וְדֶ֥רֶךְ חַ֝יִּ֗ים תֹּוכְחֹ֥ות מוּסָֽר׃ | |
24 To keep you from the immoral woman, From the flattery of the wayward wife's tongue. | 24 לִ֭שְׁמָרְךָ מֵאֵ֣שֶׁת רָ֑ע מֵֽ֝חֶלְקַ֗ת לָשֹׁ֥ון נָכְרִיָּֽה׃ | |
25 Don't lust after her beauty in your heart, Neither let her captivate you with her eyelids. | 25 אַל־תַּחְמֹ֣ד יָ֭פְיָהּ בִּלְבָבֶ֑ךָ וְאַל־תִּ֝קָּֽחֲךָ֗ בְּעַפְעַפֶּֽיהָ׃ | |
26 For a prostitute reduces you to a piece of bread. The adulteress hunts for your precious life. | 26 כִּ֤י בְעַד־אִשָּׁ֥ה זֹונָ֗ה עַֽד־כִּכַּ֫ר לָ֥חֶם וְאֵ֥שֶׁת אִ֑ישׁ נֶ֖פֶשׁ יְקָרָ֣ה תָצֽוּד׃ | |
27 Can a man scoop fire into his lap, And his clothes not be burned? | 27 הֲיַחְתֶּ֤ה אִ֓ישׁ אֵ֬שׁ בְּחֵיקֹ֑ו וּ֝בְגָדָ֗יו לֹ֣א תִשָּׂרַֽפְנָה׃ | |
28 Or can one walk on hot coals, And his feet not be scorched? | 28 אִם־יְהַלֵּ֣ךְ אִ֭ישׁ עַל־הַגֶּחָלִ֑ים וְ֝רַגְלָ֗יו לֹ֣א תִכָּוֶֽינָה׃ | |
29 So is he who goes in to his neighbor's wife. Whoever touches her will not be unpunished. | 29 כֵּ֗ן הַ֭בָּא אֶל־אֵ֣שֶׁת רֵעֵ֑הוּ לֹ֥א יִ֝נָּקֶ֗ה כָּֽל־הַנֹּגֵ֥עַ בָּֽהּ׃ | |
30 Men don't despise a thief, If he steals to satisfy himself when he is hungry: | 30 לֹא־יָב֣וּזוּ לַ֭גַּנָּב כִּ֣י יִגְנֹ֑וב לְמַלֵּ֥א נַ֝פְשֹׁ֗ו כִּ֣י יִרְעָֽב׃ | |
31 But if he is found, he shall restore seven times. He shall give all the wealth of his house. | 31 וְ֭נִמְצָא יְשַׁלֵּ֣ם שִׁבְעָתָ֑יִם אֶת־כָּל־הֹ֖ון בֵּיתֹ֣ו יִתֵּֽן׃ | |
32 He who commits adultery with a woman is void of understanding. He who does it destroys his own soul. | 32 נֹאֵ֣ף אִשָּׁ֣ה חֲסַר־לֵ֑ב מַֽשְׁחִ֥ית נַ֝פְשֹׁ֗ו ה֣וּא יַעֲשֶֽׂנָּה׃ | |
33 He will get wounds and dishonor. His reproach will not be wiped away. | 33 נֶֽגַע־וְקָלֹ֥ון יִמְצָ֑א וְ֝חֶרְפָּתֹ֗ו לֹ֣א תִמָּחֶֽה׃ | |
34 For jealousy arouses the fury of the husband. He won't spare in the day of vengeance. | 34 כִּֽי־קִנְאָ֥ה חֲמַת־גָּ֑בֶר וְלֹֽא־יַ֝חְמֹ֗ול בְּיֹ֣ום נָקָֽם׃ | |
35 He won't regard any ransom, Neither will he rest content, though you give many gifts. | 35 לֹא־יִ֭שָּׂא פְּנֵ֣י כָל־כֹּ֑פֶר וְלֹֽא־יֹ֝אבֶ֗ה כִּ֣י תַרְבֶּה־שֹֽׁחַד׃ | |
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