Proverbs 6
JPS Tanakh (Jewish Publication Society, 1917)
Clementine Vulgate, 1598
1My son, if thou art become surety for thy neighbour, if thou hast struck thy hands for a stranger —
1[Fili mi, si spoponderis pro amico tuo, defixisti apud extraneum manum tuam:
2Thou art snared by the words of thy mouth, thou art caught by the words of thy mouth —
2illaqueatus es verbis oris tui, et captus propriis sermonibus.
3Do this now, my son, and deliver thyself, seeing thou art come into the hand of thy neighbour; go, humble thyself, and urge thy neighbour.
3Fac ergo quod dico, fili mi, et temetipsum libera, quia incidisti in manum proximi tui. Discurre, festina, suscita amicum tuum.
4Give not sleep to thine eyes, nor slumber to thine eyelids.
4Ne dederis somnum oculis tuis, nec dormitent palpebræ tuæ.
5Deliver thyself as a gazelle from the hand of the hunter, and as a bird from the hand of the fowler.
5Eruere quasi damula de manu, et quasi avis de manu aucupis.]
6Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise;
6[Vade ad formicam, o piger, et considera vias ejus, et disce sapientiam.
7Which having no chief, overseer, or ruler,
7Quæ cum non habeat ducem, nec præceptorem, nec principem,
8Provideth her bread in the summer, and gatherest her food in the harvest.
8parat in æstate cibum sibi, et congregat in messe quod comedat.
9How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard? When wilt thou arise out of thy sleep?
9Usquequo, piger, dormies? quando consurges e somno tuo?
10'Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep' —
10Paululum dormies, paululum dormitabis, paululum conseres manus ut dormias;
11So shall thy poverty come as a runner, and thy want as an armed man.
11et veniet tibi quasi viator egestas, et pauperies quasi vir armatus. Si vero impiger fueris, veniet ut fons messis tua, et egestas longe fugiet a te.]
12A base person, a man of iniquity, is he that walketh with a froward mouth;
12[Homo apostata, vir inutilis, graditur ore perverso;
13That winketh with his eyes, that scrapeth with his feet, that pointeth with his fingers;
13annuit oculis, terit pede, digito loquitur,
14Frowardness is in his heart, he deviseth evil continually; he soweth discord.
14pravo corde machinatur malum, et omni tempore jurgia seminat.
15Therefore shall his calamity come suddenly; on a sudden shall he be broken, and that without remedy.
15Huic extemplo veniet perditio sua, et subito conteretur, nec habebit ultra medicinam.]
16There are six things which the LORD hateth, yea, seven which are an abomination unto Him:
16[Sex sunt quæ odit Dominus, et septimum detestatur anima ejus:
17Haughty eyes, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood;
17oculos sublimes, linguam mendacem, manus effundentes innoxium sanguinem,
18A heart that deviseth wicked thoughts, feet that are swift in running to evil;
18cor machinans cogitationes pessimas, pedes veloces ad currendum in malum,
19A false witness that breatheth out lies, and he that soweth discord among brethren.
19proferentem mendacia testem fallacem, et eum qui seminat inter fratres discordias.]
20My son, keep the commandment of thy father, and forsake not the teaching of thy mother;
20[Conserva, fili mi, præcepta patris tui, et ne dimittas legem matris tuæ.
21Bind them continually upon thy heart, tie them about thy neck.
21Liga ea in corde tuo jugiter, et circumda gutturi tuo.
22When thou walkest, it shall lead thee, when thou liest down, it shall watch over thee; and when thou awakest, it shall talk with thee.
22Cum ambulaveris, gradiantur tecum; cum dormieris, custodiant te: et evigilans loquere cum eis.
23For the commandment is a lamp, and the teaching is light, and reproofs of instruction are the way of life;
23Quia mandatum lucerna est, et lex lux, et via vitæ increpatio disciplinæ:
24To keep thee from the evil woman, from the smoothness of the alien tongue.
24ut custodiant te a muliere mala, et a blanda lingua extraneæ.
25Lust not after her beauty in thy heart; neither let her captivate thee with her eyelids.
25Non concupiscat pulchritudinem ejus cor tuum, nec capiaris nutibus illius:
26For on account of a harlot a man is brought to a loaf of bread, but the adulteress hunteth for the precious life.
26pretium enim scorti vix est unius panis, mulier autem viri pretiosam animam capit.
27Can a man take fire in his bosom, and his clothes not be burned?
27Numquid potest homo abscondere ignem in sinu suo, ut vestimenta illius non ardeant?
28Or can one walk upon hot coals, and his feet not be scorched?
28aut ambulare super prunas, ut non comburantur plantæ ejus?
29So he that goeth in to his neighbour's wife; whosoever toucheth her shall not go unpunished.
29sic qui ingreditur ad mulierem proximi sui, non erit mundus cum tetigerit eam.
30Men do not despise a thief, if he steal to satisfy his soul when he is hungry;
30Non grandis est culpa cum quis furatus fuerit: furatur enim ut esurientem impleat animam;
31But if he be found, he must restore sevenfold, he must give all the substance of his house.
31deprehensus quoque reddet septuplum, et omnem substantiam domus suæ tradet.
32He that committeth adultery with a woman lacketh understanding; he doeth it that would destroy his own soul.
32Qui autem adulter est, propter cordis inopiam perdet animam suam;
33Wounds and dishonour shall he get, and his reproach shall not be wiped away.
33turpitudinem et ignominiam congregat sibi, et opprobrium illius non delebitur:
34For jealousy is the rage of a man, and he will not spare in the day of vengeance.
34quia zelus et furor viri non parcet in die vindictæ,
35He will not regard any ransom; neither will he rest content, though thou givest many gifts.
35nec acquiescet cujusquam precibus, nec suscipiet pro redemptione dona plurima.]
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