Proverbs 6

beni im-aravta lere'ekha taqata lazzar kappekha

My son, if you have stood surety for your fellow, Given your hand for another,

noqashta ve'imre-fikha nilkadta be'imre-fikha

You have been trapped by the words of your mouth, Snared by the words of your mouth.

aseh zot efo beni vehinnatsel ki-vata vekhaf-re'ekha lekh hitrappes urehav re'ekha

Do this, then, my son, to extricate yourself, For you have come into the power of your fellow: Go grovel—and badger your fellow;

al-titten shenah le'enekha utenumah le'afappekha

Give your eyes no sleep, Your pupils no slumber.

hinnatsel kitsvi miyyad ukhetsippor miyyad yaqush

Save yourself like a deer out of the hand [of a hunter], Like a bird out of the hand of a fowler.

lekh-el-nemalah atsel re'eh derakheha vakhakham

Lazybones, go to the ant; Study its ways and learn.

asher en-lah qatsin shoter umoshel

Without leaders, officers, or rulers,

takhin baqqayits lakhmah agerah vaqqatsir ma'akhalah

It lays up its stores during the summer, Gathers in its food at the harvest.

ad-matay atsel tishkav matay taqum mishenatekha

How long will you lie there, lazybones; When will you wake from your sleep?

me'at shenot me'at tenumot me'at khibbuq yadayim lishkav

A bit more sleep, a bit more slumber, A bit more hugging yourself in bed,

uva-khimhallekh reshekha umakhsorekha ke'ish magen

And poverty will come calling upon you, And want, like a man with a shield.

adam beliyya'al ish aven holekh iqqeshut peh

A scoundrel, an evil man Lives by crooked speech,

qorets be'enav molel beraglav moreh be'etsbe'otayw

Winking his eyes, Shuffling his feet, Pointing his finger.

tahpukhot belibbo khoresh ra bekhol-et (mdnym) [midyanim] yeshalleakh

Duplicity is in his heart; He plots evil all the time; He incites quarrels.

al-ken pitom yavo edo peta yishaver ve'en marpe

Therefore calamity will come upon him without warning; Suddenly he will be broken beyond repair.

shesh-hennah sane Adonai vesheva (tvvvt) [to'avat] nafsho

GOD hates six things— And abominates seven:

enayim ramot leshon shaqer veyadayim shofekhot dam-naqi

A haughty bearing, A lying tongue, Hands that shed innocent blood,

lev khoresh makhshevot aven raglayim memaharot laruts lara'ah

A mind that hatches evil plots, Feet quick to run to evil,

yafiakh kezavim ed shaqer umeshalleakh medanim ben akhim

A false witness testifying lies, And one who incites siblings to quarrel.

netsor beni mitsvat avikha ve'al-tittosh torat immekha

My son, keep your father’s commandment; Do not forsake your mother’s teaching.

qoshrem al-libbekha tamid ondem al-gargerotekha

Tie them over your heart always; Bind them around your throat.

behithallekhkha tankheh otakh beshokhbekha tishmor alekha vahaqitsota hi tesikhekha

When you walk it will lead you; When you lie down it will watch over you; And when you are awake it will talk with you.

ki ner mitsvah vetorah or vederekh khayyim tokhekhot musar

For the commandment is a lamp, The teaching is a light, And the way to life is the rebuke that disciplines.

lishmorkha me'eshet ra mekhelqat lashon nokhriyyah

It will keep you from an evil woman, From the smooth tongue of a forbidden woman.

al-takhmod yofyah bilvavekha ve'al-tiqqakhakha be'afappeha

Do not lust for her beauty Or let her captivate you with her eyes.

ki ve'ad-isha zonah ad-kikkar-lakhem ve'eshet ish nefesh yeqarah tatsud

The last loaf of bread will go for a prostitute; A married woman will snare a person of honor.

hayakhteh ish esh bekheqo uvegadayw lo tissarafnah

Can anyone rake embers into their bosom Without burning their clothes?

im-yehallekh ish al-haggekhalim veraglayw lo tikkavenah

Can anyone walk on live coals Without scorching their feet?

ken habba el-eshet re'ehu lo yinnaqeh kol-hannogea bah

It is the same with the man who sleeps with his fellow’s wife; No one who touches her will go unpunished.

lo-yavuzu laggannav ki yignov lemalle nafsho ki yirav

A thief is not held in contempt For stealing to appease his hunger;

venimtsa yeshallem shivatayim et-kol-hon beto yitten

Yet if caught he must pay sevenfold; He must give up all he owns.

no'ef isha khasar-lev mashkhit nafsho hu ya'asennah

He who commits adultery is devoid of sense; Only one who would destroy himself does such a thing.

nega-veqalon yimtsa vekherpato lo timmakheh

He will meet with disease and disgrace; His reproach will never be expunged.

ki-qinah khamat-gaver velo-yakhmol beyom naqam

The fury of the husband will be passionate; He will show no pity on his day of vengeance.

lo-yissa pene khol-kofer velo-yoveh ki tarbeh-shokhad

He will not have regard for any ransom; He will refuse your bribe, however great.