6:1

בְּנִי אִם־עָרַבְתָּ לְרֵעֶךָ תָּקַעְתָּ לַזָּר כַּפֶּיךָ׃

My son, if thou art become surety for thy neighbour, If thou hast struck thy hands for a stranger—

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6:2

נוֹקַשְׁתָּ בְאִמְרֵי־פִיךָ נִלְכַּדְתָּ בְּאִמְרֵי־פִיךָ׃

Thou art snared by the words of thy mouth, Thou art caught by the words of thy mouth—

6:3

עֲשֵׂה זֹאת אֵפוֹא בְּנִי וְהִנָּצֵל כִּי בָאתָ בְכַף־רֵעֶךָ לֵךְ הִתְרַפֵּס וּרְהַב רֵעֶיךָ׃

Do this now, my son, and deliver thyself, Seeing thou art come into the hand of thy neighbour; Go, humble thyself, and urge thy neighbour.

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6:4

אַל־תִּתֵּן שֵׁנָה לְעֵינֶיךָ וּתְנוּמָה לְעַפְעַפֶּיךָ׃

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

6:5

הִנָּצֵל כִּצְבִי מִיָּד וּכְצִפּוֹר מִיַּד יָקוּשׁ׃

Deliver thyself as a gazelle from the hand [of the hunter], And as a bird from the hand of the fowler.

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6:6

לֵךְ־אֶל־נְמָלָה עָצֵל רְאֵה דְרָכֶיהָ וַחֲכָם׃

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

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6:7

אֲשֶׁר אֵין־לָהּ קָצִין שֹׁטֵר וּמֹשֵׁל׃

Which having no chief, Overseer, or ruler,

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6:8

תָּכִין בַּקַּיִץ לַחְמָהּ אָגְרָה בַקָּצִיר מַאֲכָלָהּ׃

Provideth her bread in the summer, And gatherest her food in the harvest.

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6:9

עַד־מָתַי עָצֵל תִּשְׁכָּב מָתַי תָּקוּם מִשְּׁנָתֶךָ׃

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

6:10

מְעַט שֵׁנוֹת מְעַט תְּנוּמוֹת מְעַט חִבֻּק יָדַיִם לִשְׁכָּב׃

’Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, A little folding of the hands to sleep’—

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6:11

וּבָא־כִמְהַלֵּךְ רֵאשֶׁךָ וּמַחְסֹרְךָ כְּאִישׁ מָגֵן׃

So shall thy poverty come as a runner, And thy want as an armed man.

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6:12

אָדָם בְּלִיַּעַל אִישׁ אָוֶן הוֹלֵךְ עִקְּשׁוּת פֶּה׃

A base person, a man of iniquity, Is he that walketh with a froward mouth; .

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6:13

קֹרֵץ בְּעֵינָו מֹלֵל בְּרַגְלָו מֹרֶה בְּאֶצְבְּעֹתָיו׃

That winketh with his eyes, that scrapeth with his feet, That pointeth with his fingers;

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6:14

תַּהְפֻּכוֹת בְּלִבּוֹ חֹרֵשׁ רָע בְּכָל־עֵת מדנים [מִדְיָנִים] יְשַׁלֵּחַ׃

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

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6:15

עַל־כֵּן פִּתְאֹם יָבוֹא אֵידוֹ פֶּתַע יִשָּׁבֵר וְאֵין מַרְפֵּא׃

Therefore shall his calamity come suddenly; On a sudden shall he be broken, and that without remedy.

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6:16

שֶׁשׁ־הֵנָּה שָׂנֵא יְהוָה וְשֶׁבַע תועבות [תּוֹעֲבַת] נַפְשׁוֹ׃

There are six things which the LORD hateth, Yea, seven which are an abomination unto Him:

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6:17

עֵינַיִם רָמוֹת לְשׁוֹן שָׁקֶר וְיָדַיִם שֹׁפְכוֹת דָּם־נָקִי׃

Haughty eyes, a lying tongue, And hands that shed innocent blood;

6:18

לֵב חֹרֵשׁ מַחְשְׁבוֹת אָוֶן רַגְלַיִם מְמַהֲרוֹת לָרוּץ לָרָעָה׃

A heart that deviseth wicked thoughts, Feet that are swift in running to evil;

6:19

יָפִיחַ כְּזָבִים עֵד שָׁקֶר וּמְשַׁלֵּחַ מְדָנִים בֵּין אַחִים׃

A false witness that breatheth out lies, And he that soweth discord among brethren.

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6:20

נְצֹר בְּנִי מִצְוַת אָבִיךָ וְאַל־תִּטֹּשׁ תּוֹרַת אִמֶּךָ׃

My son, keep the commandment of thy father, And forsake not the teaching of thy mother;

6:21

קָשְׁרֵם עַל־לִבְּךָ תָמִיד עָנְדֵם עַל־גַּרְגְּרֹתֶךָ׃

Bind them continually upon thy heart, Tie them about thy neck.

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6:22

בְּהִתְהַלֶּכְךָ תַּנְחֶה אֹתָךְ בְּשָׁכְבְּךָ תִּשְׁמֹר עָלֶיךָ וַהֲקִיצוֹתָ הִיא תְשִׂיחֶךָ׃

When thou walkest, it shall lead thee, When thou liest down, it shall watch over thee; And when thou awakest, it shall talk with thee.

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6:23

כִּי נֵר מִצְוָה וְתוֹרָה אוֹר וְדֶרֶךְ חַיִּים תּוֹכְחוֹת מוּסָר׃

For the commandment is a lamp, and the teaching is light, And reproofs of instruction are the way of life;

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6:24

לִשְׁמָרְךָ מֵאֵשֶׁת רָע מֵחֶלְקַת לָשׁוֹן נָכְרִיָּה׃

To keep thee from the evil woman, From the smoothness of the alien tongue.

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6:25

אַל־תַּחְמֹד יָפְיָהּ בִּלְבָבֶךָ וְאַל־תִּקָּחֲךָ בְּעַפְעַפֶּיהָ׃

Lust not after her beauty in thy heart; Neither let her captivate thee with her eyelids.

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6:26

כִּי בְעַד־אִשָּׁה זוֹנָה עַד־כִּכַּר לָחֶם וְאֵשֶׁת אִישׁ נֶפֶשׁ יְקָרָה תָצוּד׃

For on account of a harlot a man is brought to a loaf of bread, But the adulteress hunteth for the precious life.

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6:27

הֲיַחְתֶּה אִישׁ אֵשׁ בְּחֵיקוֹ וּבְגָדָיו לֹא תִשָּׂרַפְנָה׃

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

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6:28

אִם־יְהַלֵּךְ אִישׁ עַל־הַגֶּחָלִים וְרַגְלָיו לֹא תִכָּוֶינָה׃

Or can one walk upon hot coals, And his feet not be scorched?

6:29

כֵּן הַבָּא אֶל־אֵשֶׁת רֵעֵהוּ לֹא יִנָּקֶה כָּל־הַנֹּגֵעַ בָּהּ׃

So he that goeth in to his neighbour’s wife; Whosoever toucheth her shall not go unpunished.

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6:30

לֹא־יָבוּזוּ לַגַּנָּב כִּי יִגְנוֹב לְמַלֵּא נַפְשׁוֹ כִּי יִרְעָב׃

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

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6:31

וְנִמְצָא יְשַׁלֵּם שִׁבְעָתָיִם אֶת־כָּל־הוֹן בֵּיתוֹ יִתֵּן׃

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

6:32

נֹאֵף אִשָּׁה חֲסַר־לֵב מַשְׁחִית נַפְשׁוֹ הוּא יַעֲשֶׂנָּה׃

He that committeth adultery with a woman lacketh understanding; He doeth it that would destroy his own soul.

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6:33

נֶגַע־וְקָלוֹן יִמְצָא וְחֶרְפָּתוֹ לֹא תִמָּחֶה׃

Wounds and dishonour shall he get, And his reproach shall not be wiped away. .

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6:34

כִּי־קִנְאָה חֲמַת־גָּבֶר וְלֹא־יַחְמוֹל בְּיוֹם נָקָם׃

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

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6:35

לֹא־יִשָּׂא פְּנֵי כָל־כֹּפֶר וְלֹא־יֹאבֶה כִּי תַרְבֶּה־שֹׁחַד׃

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

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