My son,בְּנִיifאִםyou have become suretyעָרַבְתָּfor your neighbor,לְרֵעֶךָif you have struckתָּקַעְתָּyour palmsכַּפֶּיךָwith a stranger,לַזָּר
you have been snaredנוֹקַשְׁתָּby the sayingsבְאִמְרֵיof your mouth;פִיךָyou have been caughtנִלְכַּדְתָּby the sayingsבְּאִמְרֵיof your mouth.פִיךָ
Doעֲשֵׂהthis,זֹאתthen,אֵפוֹאmy son,בְּנִיandוְfree yourself,הִנָּצֵלforכִּיyou have comeבָאתָinto the palmבְכַףof your neighbor:רֵעֶךָgo,לֵךְhumble yourself,הִתְרַפֵּסandוּpressרְהַבyour neighbor.רֵעֶיךָ
Do notאַלgiveתִּתֵּןsleepשֵׁנָהto your eyes,לְעֵינֶיךָorוּslumberתְנוּמָהto your eyelids.לְעַפְעַפֶּיךָ
Free yourselfהִנָּצֵלlike a gazelleכִּצְבִיfrom the hand of the hunter,מִיָּדandוּlike a birdכְצִפּוֹרfrom the handמִיַּדof the fowler.יָקוּשׁ
Goלֵךְtoאֶלthe ant,נְמָלָהyou sluggard;עָצֵלconsiderרְאֵהher ways,דְרָכֶיהָandוַbe wise;חֲכָם
which,אֲשֶׁרhaving noאֵין לָהּchief,קָצִיןsupervisor,שֹׁטֵרorוּruler,מֹשֵׁל
preparesתָּכִיןin the summerבַּקַּיִץher bread;לַחְמָהּshe gathersאָגְרָהat the harvestבַקָּצִירher food.מַאֲכָלָהּ
How long,עַד מָתַיsluggard,עָצֵלwill you lie there?תִּשְׁכָּבWhenמָתַיwill you riseתָּקוּםfrom your sleep?מִשְּׁנָתֶךָ
A littleמְעַטsleep,שֵׁנוֹתa littleמְעַטslumber,תְּנוּמוֹתa littleמְעַטfoldingחִבֻּקof the handsיָדַיִםto lie down,לִשְׁכָּב
andוּyour povertyרֵאשֶׁךָwill comeבָאlike a prowler,כִמְהַלֵּךְandוּyour needמַחְסֹרְךָlike a manכְּאִישׁwith a shield.מָגֵן
A perverseבְּלִיַּעַלperson,אָדָםa manאִישׁof wickedness,אָוֶןgoes aboutהוֹלֵךְwith perversityעִקְּשׁוּתof mouth;פֶּה
he winksקֹרֵץwith his eyes,בְּעֵינָוhe scrapesמֹלֵלwith his feet,בְּרַגְלָוhe pointsמֹרֶהwith his fingers;בְּאֶצְבְּעֹתָיו
perversitiesתַּהְפֻּכוֹתare in his heart;בְּלִבּוֹhe plotsחֹרֵשׁevilרָעat allבְּכָלtimes;עֵתhe sends outיְשַׁלֵּחַquarrels.מִדְיָנִים
Thereforeעַל כֵּןsuddenlyפִּתְאֹםhis calamityאֵידוֹwill come;יָבוֹאin an instantפֶּתַעhe will be broken,יִשָּׁבֵרandוְthere will be noאֵיןhealing.מַרְפֵּא
Six thingsשֶׁשׁthere areהֵנָּהthat YHWHיְהוָהhates,שָׂנֵאandוְsevenשֶׁבַעare an abominationתּוֹעֲבַתto his soul:נַפְשׁוֹ
haughtyרָמוֹתeyes,עֵינַיִםa lyingשָׁקֶרtongue,לְשׁוֹןandוְhandsיָדַיִםthat shedשֹׁפְכוֹתinnocentנָקִיblood,דָּם
a heartלֵבthat plotsחֹרֵשׁthoughtsמַחְשְׁבוֹתof wickedness,אָוֶןfeetרַגְלַיִםthat hurryמְמַהֲרוֹתto runלָרוּץto evil,לָרָעָה
one who breathes outיָפִיחַlies,כְּזָבִיםa falseשָׁקֶרwitness,עֵדandוּone who sends outמְשַׁלֵּחַquarrelsמְדָנִיםamongבֵּיןbrothers.אַחִים
Keep,נְצֹרmy son,בְּנִיthe commandmentמִצְוַתof your father,אָבִיךָand do notוְאַלabandonתִּטֹּשׁthe instructionתּוֹרַתof your mother.אִמֶּךָ
Bind themקָשְׁרֵםonעַלyour heartלִבְּךָcontinually;תָמִידfasten themעָנְדֵםaroundעַלyour neck.גַּרְגְּרֹתֶךָ
When you walk about,בְּהִתְהַלֶּכְךָit will leadתַּנְחֶהyou;אֹתָךְwhen you lie down,בְּשָׁכְבְּךָit will watchתִּשְׁמֹרover you;עָלֶיךָandוַwhen you awake,הֲקִיצוֹתָitהִיאwill talk with you.תְשִׂיחֶךָ
Forכִּיthe commandmentמִצְוָהis a lamp,נֵרandוְthe instructionתוֹרָהa light,אוֹרandוְthe reproofsתּוֹכְחוֹתof correctionמוּסָרare the wayדֶרֶךְof life,חַיִּים
to keep youלִשְׁמָרְךָfrom the evilרָעwoman,מֵאֵשֶׁתfrom the smoothnessמֵחֶלְקַתof the tongueלָשׁוֹןof the foreign woman.נָכְרִיָּה
Do notאַלdesireתַּחְמֹדher beautyיָפְיָהּin your heart,בִּלְבָבֶךָand do notוְאַלlet her take youתִּקָּחֲךָwith her eyelids.בְּעַפְעַפֶּיהָ
Forכִּיon account ofבְעַדa prostituteאִשָּׁה זוֹנָהone comes toעַדa loafכִּכַּרof bread,לָחֶםbutוְanother man’sאִישׁwifeאֵשֶׁתhuntsתָצוּדthe preciousיְקָרָהsoul.נֶפֶשׁ
Canהֲa manאִישׁcarryיַחְתֶּהfireאֵשׁin his bosom,בְּחֵיקוֹandוּhis clothesבְגָדָיוnotלֹאbe burned?תִשָּׂרַפְנָה
Or canאִםa manאִישׁwalkיְהַלֵּךְonעַלhot coals,הַגֶּחָלִיםandוְhis feetרַגְלָיוnotלֹאbe scorched?תִכָּוֶינָה
So isכֵּןhe who goes inהַבָּאtoאֶלhis neighbor’sרֵעֵהוּwife;אֵשֶׁתnoneלֹא כָּלwho touchesהַנֹּגֵעַherבָּהּwill go unpunished.יִנָּקֶה
People do notלֹאdespiseיָבוּזוּthe thiefלַגַּנָּבifכִּיhe stealsיִגְנוֹבto satisfyלְמַלֵּאhis appetiteנַפְשׁוֹwhenכִּיhe is hungry;יִרְעָב
butוְif he is caught,נִמְצָאhe will repayיְשַׁלֵּםsevenfold;שִׁבְעָתָיִםhe will giveיִתֵּןallכָּלthe wealthהוֹןof his house.בֵּיתוֹ
He who commits adulteryנֹאֵףwith a womanאִשָּׁהis lackingחֲסַרsense;לֵבhe whoהוּאdoesיַעֲשֶׂitנָּהdestroysמַשְׁחִיתhis own soul.נַפְשׁוֹ
Blowsנֶגַעandוְdisgraceקָלוֹןhe will find,יִמְצָאandוְhis reproachחֶרְפָּתוֹwill notלֹאbe wiped away.תִמָּחֶה
Forכִּיjealousyקִנְאָהis the furyחֲמַתof a man,גָּבֶרandוְhe will notלֹאspareיַחְמוֹלin the dayבְּיוֹםof vengeance.נָקָם
He will notלֹאacceptיִשָּׂא פְּנֵיanyכָלransom,כֹּפֶרandוְhe will notלֹאbe willing,יֹאבֶהthoughכִּיyou multiplyתַרְבֶּהthe bribe.שֹׁחַד