Proverbs 6

My son, if thou art become surety for thy neighbor,

Thou art snared with the words of thy mouth,

Do this now, my son, and deliver thyself,

Give not sleep to thine eyes,

Deliver thyself as a roe from the hand of the hunter,

Go to the ant, thou sluggard;

Which having no chief,

Provideth her bread in the summer,

How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard?

Yet a little sleep, a little slumber,

So shall thy poverty come as a robber,

A worthless person, a man of iniquity,

That winketh with his eyes, that speaketh with his feet,

In whose heart is perverseness,

Therefore shall his calamity come suddenly;

There are six things which Jehovah hateth;

Haughty eyes, a lying tongue,

A heart that deviseth wicked purposes,

A false witness that uttereth lies,

My son, keep the commandment of thy father,

Bind them continually upon thy heart;

When thou walkest, it shall lead thee;

For the commandment is a lamp; and the law is light;

To keep thee from the evil woman,

Lust not after her beauty in thy heart;

For on account of a harlot a man is brought to a piece of bread;

Can a man take fire in his bosom,

Or can one walk upon hot coals,

So he that goeth in to his neighbor’s wife;

Men do not despise a thief, if he steal

But if he be found, he shall restore sevenfold;

He that committeth adultery with a woman is void of understanding:

Wounds and dishonor shall he get;

For jealousy is the rage of a man;

He will not regard any ransom;