Proverbs:6

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* My son , if thou hast become surety for another , If thou hast stricken hands for another , * If thou hast become ensnared by the words of thy mouth , If thou hast been caught by the words of thy mouth , * Do this now , my son , and rescue thyself ,––Since thou hast fallen into the hands of thy neighbor ,––Go , prostrate thyself , and be urgent with thy neighbor ! * Give not sleep to thine eyes , nor slumber to thine eyelids ; * Rescue thyself , as a roe from the hand , And as a bird from the hand of the fowler . * Go to the ant , O sluggard ! Consider her ways , and be wise ! * She hath no governor , Nor overseer , nor ruler ; * Yet she prepareth in the summer her food , She gathereth in the harvest her meat . * How long wilt thou lie in bed , O sluggard ? When wilt thou arise from thy sleep ? * "A little sleep ,––a little slumber ,––A little folding of the hands to rest :" * So shall thy poverty come upon thee like a robber , Yea , thy want , as an armed man ! * A worthless wretch is the unrighteous man , Who walketh with a deceitful mouth ; * Who winketh with his eyes , Speaketh with his feet , And teacheth with his fingers . * Fraud is in his heart ; He deviseth mischief continually ; He scattereth contentions . * Therefore shall calamity come upon him suddenly ; In a moment shall he be destroyed , and that without remedy ; * These six things doth the LORD hate ; Yea , seven are an abomination to him : * Lofty eyes , a false tongue , And hands which shed innocent blood ; * A heart that contriveth wicked devices ; Feet that are swift in running to mischief , * A false witness , that uttereth lies , And him that soweth discord among brethren . * Keep , O my son ! the commandment of thy father , And forsake not the precepts of thy mother ! * Bind them continually to thy heart , Tie them around thy neck ! * When thou goest forth , they shall guide thee ; When thou sleepest , they shall watch over thee ; And , when thou awakest , they shall talk with thee . * For the commandment is a lamp , and instruction a light ; Yea , the rebukes of correction lead to life . * They shall guard thee from the evil woman , From the smooth tongue of the unchaste woman . * Desire not her beauty in thy heart , Nor let her catch thee with her eyelids ; * For by a harlot a man is brought to a morsel of bread , And the adulteress layeth snares for the precious life . * Can a man take fire into his bosom , And his clothes not be burned ? * Can one walk upon burning coals , And his feet not be scorched ? * So is it with him who goeth in to his neighbor ’s wife ; Whoever toucheth her shall not go unpunished . * Men do not overlook a thief , Though he steal to satisfy his appetite , when he is hungry ; * If found , he must repay sevenfold , And give up all the substance of his house . * Whoso committeth adultery with a woman lacketh understanding ; He that doeth it destroyeth himself ; * Blows and dishonor shall he get , And his reproach shall not be wiped away . * For jealousy is the fury of a man ; He will not spare in the day of vengeance ; * And he will not pay regard to any ransom , Nor be content , though thou offer many gifts .

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