Proverbs 6

fili mi si spoponderis pro amico tuo defixisti apud extraneum manum tuam

My son, if thou be surety for thy friend, if thou hast stricken thy hand with a stranger,

inlaqueatus es verbis oris tui et captus propriis sermonibus

Thou art snared with the words of thy mouth, thou art taken with the words of thy mouth.

fac ergo quod dico fili mi et temet ipsum libera quia incidisti in manu proximi tui discurre festina suscita amicum tuum

Do this now, my son, and deliver thyself, when thou art come into the hand of thy friend; go, humble thyself, and make sure thy friend.

ne dederis somnum oculis tuis nec dormitent palpebrae tuae

Give not sleep to thine eyes, nor slumber to thine eyelids.

eruere quasi dammula de manu et quasi avis de insidiis aucupis

Deliver thyself as a roe from the hand of the hunter, and as a bird from the hand of the fowler.

vade ad formicam o piger et considera vias eius et disce sapientiam

Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise:

quae cum non habeat ducem nec praeceptorem nec principem

Which having no guide, overseer, or ruler,

parat aestate cibum sibi et congregat in messe quod comedat

Provideth her meat in the summer, and gathereth her food in the harvest.

usquequo piger dormis quando consurges ex somno tuo

How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard? when wilt thou arise out of thy sleep?

paululum dormies paululum dormitabis paululum conseres manus ut dormias

Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep:

et veniet tibi quasi viator egestas et pauperies quasi vir armatus

So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth, and thy want as an armed man.

homo apostata vir inutilis graditur ore perverso

A naughty person, a wicked man, walketh with a froward mouth.

annuit oculis terit pede digito loquitur

He winketh with his eyes, he speaketh with his feet, he teacheth with his fingers;

pravo corde machinatur malum et in omni tempore iurgia seminat

Frowardness is in his heart, he deviseth mischief continually; he soweth discord.

huic extemplo veniet perditio sua et subito conteretur nec habebit ultra medicinam

Therefore shall his calamity come suddenly; suddenly shall he be broken without remedy.

sex sunt quae odit Dominus et septimum detestatur anima eius

These six things doth the LORD hate: yea, seven are an abomination unto him:

oculos sublimes linguam mendacem manus effundentes innoxium sanguinem

A proud look, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood,

cor machinans cogitationes pessimas pedes veloces ad currendum in malum

An heart that deviseth wicked imaginations, feet that be swift in running to mischief,

proferentem mendacia testem fallacem et eum qui seminat inter fratres discordias

A false witness that speaketh lies, and he that soweth discord among brethren.

conserva fili mi praecepta patris tui et ne dimittas legem matris tuae

My son, keep thy father's commandment, and forsake not the law of thy mother:

liga ea in corde tuo iugiter et circumda gutturi tuo

Bind them continually upon thine heart, and tie them about thy neck.

cum ambulaveris gradiantur tecum cum dormieris custodiant te et evigilans loquere cum eis

When thou goest, it shall lead thee; when thou sleepest, it shall keep thee; and when thou awakest, it shall talk with thee.

quia mandatum lucerna est et lex lux et via vitae increpatio disciplinae

For the commandment is a lamp; and the law is light; and reproofs of instruction are the way of life:

ut custodiant te a muliere mala et a blanda lingua extraneae

To keep thee from the evil woman, from the flattery of the tongue of a strange woman.

non concupiscat pulchritudinem eius cor tuum nec capiaris nutibus illius

Lust not after her beauty in thine heart; neither let her take thee with her eyelids.

pretium enim scorti vix unius est panis mulier autem viri pretiosam animam capit

For by means of a whorish woman a man is brought to a piece of bread: and the adulteress will hunt for the precious life.

numquid abscondere potest homo ignem in sinu suo ut vestimenta illius non ardeant

Can a man take fire in his bosom, and his clothes not be burned?

aut ambulare super prunas et non conburentur plantae eius

Can one go upon hot coals, and his feet not be burned?

sic qui ingreditur ad mulierem proximi sui non erit mundus cum tetigerit eam

So he that goeth in to his neighbour's wife; whosoever toucheth her shall not be innocent.

non grandis est culpae cum quis furatus fuerit furatur enim ut esurientem impleat animam

Men do not despise a thief, if he steal to satisfy his soul when he is hungry;

deprehensus quoque reddet septuplum et omnem substantiam domus suae tradet

But if he be found, he shall restore sevenfold; he shall give all the substance of his house.

qui autem adulter est propter cordis inopiam perdet animam suam

But whoso committeth adultery with a woman lacketh understanding: he that doeth it destroyeth his own soul.

turpitudinem et ignominiam congregat sibi et obprobrium illius non delebitur

A wound and dishonour shall he get; and his reproach shall not be wiped away.

quia zelus et furor viri non parcet in die vindictae

For jealousy is the rage of a man: therefore he will not spare in the day of vengeance.

nec adquiescet cuiusquam precibus nec suscipiet pro redemptione dona plurima

He will not regard any ransom; neither will he rest content, though thou givest many gifts.