Proverbs 6
King James Version with ApocryphaTranslation
King James Version with Apocrypha
Clementine Vulgate, 1598
1My son, if thou be surety for thy friend, if thou hast stricken thy hand with a stranger,
1[Fili mi, si spoponderis pro amico tuo, defixisti apud extraneum manum tuam:
2Thou art snared with the words of thy mouth, thou art taken with the words of thy mouth.
2illaqueatus es verbis oris tui, et captus propriis sermonibus.
3Do 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.
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 roe 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.]
6¶ Go 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 guide, overseer, or ruler,
7Quæ cum non habeat ducem, nec præceptorem, nec principem,
8Provideth her meat in the summer, and gathereth 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?
10Yet 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 one that travelleth, 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.]
12¶ A naughty person, a wicked man, walketh with a froward mouth.
12[Homo apostata, vir inutilis, graditur ore perverso;
13He winketh with his eyes, he speaketh with his feet, he teacheth with his fingers;
13annuit oculis, terit pede, digito loquitur,
14Frowardness is in his heart, he deviseth mischief continually; he soweth discord.
14pravo corde machinatur malum, et omni tempore jurgia seminat.
15Therefore shall his calamity come suddenly; suddenly shall he be broken without remedy.
15Huic extemplo veniet perditio sua, et subito conteretur, nec habebit ultra medicinam.]
16¶ These six things doth the LORD hate: yea, seven are an abomination unto him:
16[Sex sunt quæ odit Dominus, et septimum detestatur anima ejus:
17A proud look, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood,
17oculos sublimes, linguam mendacem, manus effundentes innoxium sanguinem,
18An heart that deviseth wicked imaginations, feet that be swift in running to mischief,
18cor machinans cogitationes pessimas, pedes veloces ad currendum in malum,
19A false witness that speaketh lies, and he that soweth discord among brethren.
19proferentem mendacia testem fallacem, et eum qui seminat inter fratres discordias.]
20¶ My son, keep thy father’s commandment, and forsake not the law of thy mother:
20[Conserva, fili mi, præcepta patris tui, et ne dimittas legem matris tuæ.
21Bind them continually upon thine heart, and tie them about thy neck.
21Liga ea in corde tuo jugiter, et circumda gutturi tuo.
22When thou goest, it shall lead thee; when thou sleepest, it shall keep 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 law 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 flattery of the tongue of a strange woman.
24ut custodiant te a muliere mala, et a blanda lingua extraneæ.
25Lust not after her beauty in thine heart; neither let her take thee with her eyelids.
25Non concupiscat pulchritudinem ejus cor tuum, nec capiaris nutibus illius:
26For by means of a whorish woman a man is brought to a piece of bread: and the adulteress will hunt 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?
28Can one go upon hot coals, and his feet not be burned?
28aut ambulare super prunas, ut non comburantur plantæ ejus?
29So he that goeth in to his neighbour’s wife; whosoever toucheth her shall not be innocent.
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 shall restore sevenfold; he shall give all the substance of his house.
31deprehensus quoque reddet septuplum, et omnem substantiam domus suæ tradet.
32But whoso committeth adultery with a woman lacketh understanding: he that doeth it destroyeth his own soul.
32Qui autem adulter est, propter cordis inopiam perdet animam suam;
33A wound 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: therefore 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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