Proverbs 6

My son, if thou be surety for thy friend, thou hast engaged fast thy hand to a stranger,

Fili mi, si spoponderis pro amico tuo, defixisti apud extraneum manum tuam :

υἱέ ἐὰν ἐγγυήσῃ σὸν φίλον παραδώσεις σὴν χεῖρα ἐχθρῷ

Thou art ensnared with the words of thy mouth, and caught with thy own words.

illaqueatus es verbis oris tui, et captus propriis sermonibus.

παγὶς γὰρ ἰσχυρὰ ἀνδρὶ τὰ ἴδια χείλη καὶ ἁλίσκεται χείλεσιν ἰδίου στόματος

Do, therefore, my son, what I say, and deliver thyself: because thou art fallen into the hand of thy neighbour. Run about, make haste, stir up thy friend:

Fac ergo quod dico, fili mi, et temetipsum libera, quia incidisti in manum proximi tui. Discurre, festina, suscita amicum tuum.

ποίει υἱέ ἃ ἐγώ σοι ἐντέλλομαι καὶ σῴζου ἥκεις γὰρ εἰς χεῖρας κακῶν διὰ σὸν φίλον ἴθι μὴ ἐκλυόμενος παρόξυνε δὲ καὶ τὸν φίλον σου ὃν ἐνεγυήσω

Give not sleep to thy eyes, neither let thy eyelids slumber.

Ne dederis somnum oculis tuis, nec dormitent palpebræ tuæ.

μὴ δῷς ὕπνον σοῖς ὄμμασιν μηδὲ ἐπινυστάξῃς σοῖς βλεφάροις

Deliver thyself as a doe from the hand, and as a bird from the hand of the fowler.

Eruere quasi damula de manu, et quasi avis de manu aucupis.

ἵνα σῴζῃ ὥσπερ δορκὰς ἐκ βρόχων καὶ ὥσπερ ὄρνεον ἐκ παγίδος

Go to the ant, O sluggard, and consider her ways, and learn wisdom:

Vade ad formicam, o piger, et considera vias ejus, et disce sapientiam.

ἴθι πρὸς τὸν μύρμηκα ὦ ὀκνηρέ καὶ ζήλωσον ἰδὼν τὰς ὁδοὺς αὐτοῦ καὶ γενοῦ ἐκείνου σοφώτερος

Which, although she hath no guide, nor master, nor captain,

Quæ cum non habeat ducem, nec præceptorem, nec principem,

ἐκείνῳ γὰρ γεωργίου μὴ ὑπάρχοντος μηδὲ τὸν ἀναγκάζοντα ἔχων μηδὲ ὑπὸ δεσπότην ὢν

Provideth her meat for herself in the summer, and gathereth her food in the harvest.

parat in æstate cibum sibi, et congregat in messe quod comedat.

ἑτοιμάζεται θέρους τὴν τροφὴν πολλήν τε ἐν τῷ ἀμήτῳ ποιεῖται τὴν παράθεσιν ἢ πορεύθητι πρὸς τὴν μέλισσαν καὶ μάθε ὡς ἐργάτις ἐστὶν τήν τε ἐργασίαν ὡς σεμνὴν ποιεῖται ἧς τοὺς πόνους βασιλεῖς καὶ ἰδιῶται πρὸς ὑγίειαν προσφέρονται ποθεινὴ δέ ἐστιν πᾶσιν καὶ ἐπίδοξος καίπερ οὖσα τῇ ῥώμῃ ἀσθενής τὴν σοφίαν τιμήσασα προήχθη

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

Usquequo, piger, dormies? quando consurges e somno tuo?

ἕως τίνος ὀκνηρέ κατάκεισαι πότε δὲ ἐξ ὕπνου ἐγερθήσῃ

Thou wilt sleep a little, thou wilt slumber a little, thou wilt fold thy hands a little to sleep:

Paululum dormies, paululum dormitabis, paululum conseres manus ut dormias;

ὀλίγον μὲν ὑπνοῖς ὀλίγον δὲ κάθησαι μικρὸν δὲ νυστάζεις ὀλίγον δὲ ἐναγκαλίζῃ χερσὶν στήθη

And want shall come upon thee, as a traveller, and poverty as a man armed. But if thou be diligent, thy harvest shall come as a fountain, and want shall flee far from thee.

et 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.

εἶτ' ἐμπαραγίνεταί σοι ὥσπερ κακὸς ὁδοιπόρος ἡ πενία καὶ ἡ ἔνδεια ὥσπερ ἀγαθὸς δρομεύς ἐὰν δὲ ἄοκνος ᾖς ἥξει ὥσπερ πηγὴ ὁ ἀμητός σου ἡ δὲ ἔνδεια ὥσπερ κακὸς δρομεὺς ἀπαυτομολήσει

A man that is an apostate, an unprofitable man, walketh with a perverse mouth,

Homo apostata, vir inutilis, graditur ore perverso;

ἀνὴρ ἄφρων καὶ παράνομος πορεύεται ὁδοὺς οὐκ ἀγαθάς

He winketh with the eyes, presseth with the foot, speaketh with the finger.

annuit oculis, terit pede, digito loquitur,

ὁ δ' αὐτὸς ἐννεύει ὀφθαλμῷ σημαίνει δὲ ποδί διδάσκει δὲ ἐννεύμασιν δακτύλων

With a wicked heart he deviseth evil, and at all times he soweth discord.

pravo corde machinatur malum, et omni tempore jurgia seminat.

διεστραμμένῃ δὲ καρδίᾳ τεκταίνεται κακὰ ἐν παντὶ καιρῷ ὁ τοιοῦτος ταραχὰς συνίστησιν πόλει

To such a one his destruction shall presently come, and he shall suddenly be destroyed, and shall no longer have any remedy.

Huic extemplo veniet perditio sua, et subito conteretur, nec habebit ultra medicinam.

διὰ τοῦτο ἐξαπίνης ἔρχεται ἡ ἀπώλεια αὐτοῦ διακοπὴ καὶ συντριβὴ ἀνίατος

Six things there are, which the Lord hateth, and the seventh his soul detesteth:

Sex sunt quæ odit Dominus, et septimum detestatur anima ejus :

ὅτι χαίρει πᾶσιν οἷς μισεῖ ὁ κύριος συντρίβεται δὲ δι' ἀκαθαρσίαν ψυχῆς

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

oculos sublimes, linguam mendacem, manus effundentes innoxium sanguinem,

ὀφθαλμὸς ὑβριστοῦ γλῶσσα ἄδικος χεῖρες ἐκχέουσαι αἷμα δικαίου

A heart that deviseth wicked plots, feet that are swift to run into mischief,

cor machinans cogitationes pessimas, pedes veloces ad currendum in malum,

καὶ καρδία τεκταινομένη λογισμοὺς κακοὺς καὶ πόδες ἐπισπεύδοντες κακοποιεῖν

A deceitful witness that uttereth lies, and him that soweth discord among brethren.

proferentem mendacia testem fallacem, et eum qui seminat inter fratres discordias.

ἐκκαίει ψεύδη μάρτυς ἄδικος καὶ ἐπιπέμπει κρίσεις ἀνὰ μέσον ἀδελφῶν

My son, keep the commandments of thy father, and forsake not the law of thy mother.

Conserva, fili mi, præcepta patris tui, et ne dimittas legem matris tuæ.

υἱέ φύλασσε νόμους πατρός σου καὶ μὴ ἀπώσῃ θεσμοὺς μητρός σου

Bind them in thy heart continually, and put them about thy neck.

Liga ea in corde tuo jugiter, et circumda gutturi tuo.

ἄφαψαι δὲ αὐτοὺς ἐπὶ σῇ ψυχῇ διὰ παντὸς καὶ ἐγκλοίωσαι ἐπὶ σῷ τραχήλῳ

When thou walkest, let them go with thee: when thou sleepest, let them keep thee, and when thou awakest, talk with them.

Cum ambulaveris, gradiantur tecum; cum dormieris, custodiant te : et evigilans loquere cum eis.

ἡνίκα ἂν περιπατῇς ἐπάγου αὐτήν καὶ μετὰ σοῦ ἔστω ὡς δ' ἂν καθεύδῃς φυλασσέτω σε ἵνα ἐγειρομένῳ συλλαλῇ σοι

Because the commandment is a lamp, and the law a light, and reproofs of instruction are the way of life:

Quia mandatum lucerna est, et lex lux, et via vitæ increpatio disciplinæ :

ὅτι λύχνος ἐντολὴ νόμου καὶ φῶς καὶ ὁδὸς ζωῆς ἔλεγχος καὶ παιδεία

That they may keep thee from the evil woman, and from the flattering tongue of the stranger.

ut custodiant te a muliere mala, et a blanda lingua extraneæ.

τοῦ διαφυλάσσειν σε ἀπὸ γυναικὸς ὑπάνδρου καὶ ἀπὸ διαβολῆς γλώσσης ἀλλοτρίας

Let not thy heart covet her beauty, be not caught with her winks:

Non concupiscat pulchritudinem ejus cor tuum, nec capiaris nutibus illius :

μή σε νικήσῃ κάλλους ἐπιθυμία μηδὲ ἀγρευθῇς σοῖς ὀφθαλμοῖς μηδὲ συναρπασθῇς ἀπὸ τῶν αὐτῆς βλεφάρων

For the price of a harlot is scarce one loaf: but the woman catcheth the precious soul of a man.

pretium enim scorti vix est unius panis, mulier autem viri pretiosam animam capit.

τιμὴ γὰρ πόρνης ὅση καὶ ἑνὸς ἄρτου γυνὴ δὲ ἀνδρῶν τιμίας ψυχὰς ἀγρεύει

Can a man hide fire in his bosom, and his garments not burn?

Numquid potest homo abscondere ignem in sinu suo, ut vestimenta illius non ardeant?

ἀποδήσει τις πῦρ ἐν κόλπῳ τὰ δὲ ἱμάτια οὐ κατακαύσει

Or can he walk upon hot coals, and his feet not be burnt?

aut ambulare super prunas, ut non comburantur plantæ ejus?

ἢ περιπατήσει τις ἐπ' ἀνθράκων πυρός τοὺς δὲ πόδας οὐ κατακαύσει

So he that goeth in to his neighbour's wife, shall not be clean when he shall touch her.

sic qui ingreditur ad mulierem proximi sui, non erit mundus cum tetigerit eam.

οὕτως ὁ εἰσελθὼν πρὸς γυναῖκα ὕπανδρον οὐκ ἀθῳωθήσεται οὐδὲ πᾶς ὁ ἁπτόμενος αὐτῆς

The fault is not so great when a man hath stolen: for he stealeth to fill his hungry soul:

Non grandis est culpa cum quis furatus fuerit : furatur enim ut esurientem impleat animam;

οὐ θαυμαστὸν ἐὰν ἁλῷ τις κλέπτων κλέπτει γὰρ ἵνα ἐμπλήσῃ τὴν ψυχὴν πεινῶν

And if he be taken, he shall restore sevenfold, and shall give up all the substance of his house.

deprehensus quoque reddet septuplum, et omnem substantiam domus suæ tradet.

ἐὰν δὲ ἁλῷ ἀποτείσει ἑπταπλάσια καὶ πάντα τὰ ὑπάρχοντα αὐτοῦ δοὺς ῥύσεται ἑαυτόν

But he that is an adulterer, for the folly of his heart shall destroy his own soul:

Qui autem adulter est, propter cordis inopiam perdet animam suam;

ὁ δὲ μοιχὸς δι' ἔνδειαν φρενῶν ἀπώλειαν τῇ ψυχῇ αὐτοῦ περιποιεῖται

He gathereth to himself shame and dishonour, and his reproach shall not be blotted out:

turpitudinem et ignominiam congregat sibi, et opprobrium illius non delebitur :

ὀδύνας τε καὶ ἀτιμίας ὑποφέρει τὸ δὲ ὄνειδος αὐτοῦ οὐκ ἐξαλειφθήσεται εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα

Because the jealousy and rage of the husband will not spare in the day of revenge,

quia zelus et furor viri non parcet in die vindictæ,

μεστὸς γὰρ ζήλου θυμὸς ἀνδρὸς αὐτῆς οὐ φείσεται ἐν ἡμέρᾳ κρίσεως

Nor will he yield to any man’s prayers, nor will he accept for satisfaction ever so many gifts.

nec acquiescet cujusquam precibus, nec suscipiet pro redemptione dona plurima.

οὐκ ἀνταλλάξεται οὐδενὸς λύτρου τὴν ἔχθραν οὐδὲ μὴ διαλυθῇ πολλῶν δώρων