Warnings against Foolishness 1 DBY My son, if thou hast become surety for thy friend, if thou hast stricken thy hand for a stranger, BSB BSB: My son, if you have put up security for your neighbor, if you have struck hands in pledge with a stranger,
2 DBY thou art snared with the words of thy mouth, thou art taken with the words of thy mouth. BSB BSB: if you have been trapped by the words of your lips, ensnared by the words of your mouth,
3 DBY Do this now, my son, and deliver thyself, since thou hast come into the hand of thy friend: go, humble thyself, and be urgent with thy friend. BSB BSB: then do this, my son, to free yourself, for you have fallen into your neighbor’s hands: Go, humble yourself, and press your plea with your neighbor.
4 DBY Give not sleep to thine eyes, nor slumber to thine eyelids: BSB BSB: Allow no sleep to your eyes or slumber to your eyelids.
5 DBY deliver thyself as a gazelle from the hand of the hunter , and as a bird from the hand of the fowler. BSB BSB: Free yourself, like a gazelle from the hand of the hunter, like a bird from the snare of the fowler.
6 DBY Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways and be wise: BSB BSB: Walk in the manner of the ant, O slacker; observe its ways and become wise.
7 DBY which having no chief, overseer, or ruler, BSB BSB: Without a commander, without an overseer or ruler,
8 DBY provideth her bread in the summer, and gathereth her food in the harvest. BSB BSB: it prepares its provisions in summer; it gathers its food at harvest.
9 DBY How long, sluggard, wilt thou lie down? When wilt thou arise out of thy sleep? BSB BSB: How long will you lie there, O slacker? When will you get up from your sleep?
10 DBY A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest! BSB BSB: A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest,
11 DBY So shall thy poverty come as a roving plunderer, and thy penury as an armed man. BSB BSB: and poverty will come upon you like a robber, and need like a bandit.
12 DBY A man of Belial, a wicked person, is he that goeth about with a perverse mouth; BSB BSB: A worthless person, a wicked man, walks with a perverse mouth,
13 DBY he winketh with his eyes, he speaketh with his feet, he teacheth with his fingers; BSB BSB: winking his eyes, speaking with his feet, and pointing with his fingers.
14 DBY deceits are in his heart; he deviseth mischief at all times, he soweth discords. BSB BSB: With deceit in his heart he devises evil; he continually sows discord.
15 DBY Therefore shall his calamity come suddenly: in a moment shall he be broken, and without remedy. BSB BSB: Therefore calamity will come upon him suddenly; in an instant he will be shattered beyond recovery.
16 DBY These six things doth Jehovah hate, yea, seven are an abomination unto him: BSB BSB: There are six things that the LORD hates, seven that are detestable to Him:
17 DBY haughty eyes, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood; BSB BSB: haughty eyes, a lying tongue, hands that shed innocent blood,
18 DBY a heart that deviseth wicked imaginations; feet that are swift in running to mischief; BSB BSB: a heart that devises wicked schemes, feet that run swiftly to evil,
19 DBY a false witness that uttereth lies, and he that soweth discords among brethren. BSB BSB: a false witness who gives false testimony, and one who stirs up discord among brothers.
Warnings against Adultery 20 DBY My son, observe thy father's commandment, and forsake not the teaching of thy mother; BSB BSB: My son, keep your father’s commandment, and do not forsake your mother’s teaching.
21 DBY bind them continually upon thy heart, tie them about thy neck: BSB BSB: Bind them always upon your heart; tie them around your neck.
22 DBY when thou walkest, it shall lead thee; when thou sleepest, it shall keep thee; and when thou awakest, it shall talk with thee. BSB BSB: When you walk, they will guide you; when you lie down, they will watch over you; when you awake, they will speak to you.
23 DBY For the commandment is a lamp, and the teaching a light, and reproofs of instruction are the way of life: BSB BSB: For this commandment is a lamp, this teaching is a light, and the reproofs of discipline are the way to life,
24 DBY to keep thee from the evil woman, from the flattery of the tongue of a strange woman. BSB BSB: to keep you from the evil woman, from the smooth tongue of the adulteress.
25 DBY Lust not after her beauty in thy heart, neither let her take thee with her eyelids; BSB BSB: Do not lust in your heart for her beauty or let her captivate you with her eyes.
26 DBY for by means of a whorish woman a man is brought to a loaf of bread, and another's wife doth hunt for the precious soul. BSB BSB: For the levy of the prostitute is poverty, and the adulteress preys upon your very life.
27 DBY Can a man take fire in his bosom, and his garments not be burned? BSB BSB: Can a man embrace fire and his clothes not be burned?
28 DBY Can one go upon hot coals, and his feet not be scorched? BSB BSB: Can a man walk on hot coals without scorching his feet?
29 DBY So he that goeth in to his neighbour's wife: whosoever toucheth her shall not be innocent. BSB BSB: So is he who sleeps with another man’s wife; no one who touches her will go unpunished.
30 DBY They do not despise a thief, if he steal to satisfy his soul when he is hungry: BSB BSB: Men do not despise the thief if he steals to satisfy his hunger.
31 DBY and if he be found, he shall restore sevenfold; he shall give all the substance of his house. BSB BSB: Yet if caught, he must pay sevenfold; he must give up all the wealth of his house.
32 DBY Whoso committeth adultery with a woman is void of understanding: he that doeth it destroyeth his own soul. BSB BSB: He who commits adultery lacks judgment; whoever does so destroys himself.
33 DBY A wound and contempt shall he get; and his reproach shall not be wiped away. BSB BSB: Wounds and dishonor will befall him, and his reproach will never be wiped away.
34 DBY For jealousy is the rage of a man, and he will not spare in the day of vengeance; BSB BSB: For jealousy enrages a husband, and he will show no mercy in the day of vengeance.
35 DBY he will not regard any ransom, neither will he rest content though thou multipliest thy gifts. BSB BSB: He will not be appeased by any ransom, or persuaded by lavish gifts.
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