6:1 Fili mi, si spoponderis pro amico tuo, defixisti apud extraneum manum tuam :

6:1 My son, if thou be surety for thy friend, thou hast engaged fast thy hand to a stranger,

6:2 illaqueatus es verbis oris tui, et captus propriis sermonibus.

6:2 Thou art ensnared with the words of thy mouth, and caught with thy own words.

6:3 Fac ergo quod dico, fili mi, et temetipsum libera, quia incidisti in manum proximi tui. Discurre, festina, suscita amicum tuum.

6:3 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:

6:4 Ne dederis somnum oculis tuis, nec dormitent palpebræ tuæ.

6:4 Give not sleep to thy eyes, neither let thy eyelids slumber.

6:5 Eruere quasi damula de manu, et quasi avis de manu aucupis.

6:5 Deliver thyself as a doe from the hand, and as a bird from the hand of the fowler.

6:6 Vade ad formicam, o piger, et considera vias ejus, et disce sapientiam.

6:6 Go to the ant, O sluggard, and consider her ways, and learn wisdom:

6:7 Quæ cum non habeat ducem, nec præceptorem, nec principem,

6:7 Which, although she hath no guide, nor master, nor captain,

6:8 parat in æstate cibum sibi, et congregat in messe quod comedat.

6:8 Provideth her meat for herself in the summer, and gathereth her food in the harvest.

6:9 Usquequo, piger, dormies ? quando consurges e somno tuo ?

6:9 How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard? when wilt thou arise out of thy sleep?

6:10 Paululum dormies, paululum dormitabis, paululum conseres manus ut dormias ;

6:10 Thou wilt sleep a little, thou wilt slumber a little, thou wilt fold thy hands a little to sleep:

6:11 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.

6:11 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.

6:12 Homo apostata, vir inutilis, graditur ore perverso ;

6:12 A man that is an apostate, an unprofitable man, walketh with a perverse mouth,

6:13 annuit oculis, terit pede, digito loquitur,

6:13 He winketh with the eyes, presseth with the foot, speaketh with the finger.

6:14 pravo corde machinatur malum, et omni tempore jurgia seminat.

6:14 With a wicked heart he deviseth evil, and at all times he soweth discord.

6:15 Huic extemplo veniet perditio sua, et subito conteretur, nec habebit ultra medicinam.

6:15 To such a one his destruction shall presently come, and he shall suddenly be destroyed, and shall no longer have any remedy.

6:16 Sex sunt quæ odit Dominus, et septimum detestatur anima ejus :

6:16 Six things there are, which the Lord hateth, and the seventh his soul detesteth:

6:17 oculos sublimes, linguam mendacem, manus effundentes innoxium sanguinem,

6:17 Haughty eyes, a lying tongue, hands that shed innocent blood,

6:18 cor machinans cogitationes pessimas, pedes veloces ad currendum in malum,

6:18 A heart that deviseth wicked plots, feet that are swift to run into mischief,

6:19 proferentem mendacia testem fallacem, et eum qui seminat inter fratres discordias.

6:19 A deceitful witness that uttereth lies, and him that soweth discord among brethren.

6:20 Conserva, fili mi, præcepta patris tui, et ne dimittas legem matris tuæ.

6:20 My son, keep the commandments of thy father, and forsake not the law of thy mother.

6:21 Liga ea in corde tuo jugiter, et circumda gutturi tuo.

6:21 Bind them in thy heart continually, and put them about thy neck.

6:22 Cum ambulaveris, gradiantur tecum ; cum dormieris, custodiant te : et evigilans loquere cum eis.

6:22 When thou walkest, let them go with thee: when thou sleepest, let them keep thee, and when thou awakest, talk with them.

6:23 Quia mandatum lucerna est, et lex lux, et via vitæ increpatio disciplinæ :

6:23 Because the commandment is a lamp, and the law a light, and reproofs of instruction are the way of life:

6:24 ut custodiant te a muliere mala, et a blanda lingua extraneæ.

6:24 That they may keep thee from the evil woman, and from the flattering tongue of the stranger.

6:25 Non concupiscat pulchritudinem ejus cor tuum, nec capiaris nutibus illius :

6:25 Let not thy heart covet her beauty, be not caught with her winks:

6:26 pretium enim scorti vix est unius panis, mulier autem viri pretiosam animam capit.

6:26 For the price of a harlot is scarce one loaf: but the woman catcheth the precious soul of a man.

6:27 Numquid potest homo abscondere ignem in sinu suo, ut vestimenta illius non ardeant ?

6:27 Can a man hide fire in his bosom, and his garments not burn?

6:28 aut ambulare super prunas, ut non comburantur plantæ ejus ?

6:28 Or can he walk upon hot coals, and his feet not be burnt?

6:29 sic qui ingreditur ad mulierem proximi sui, non erit mundus cum tetigerit eam.

6:29 So he that goeth in to his neighbour's wife, shall not be clean when he shall touch her.

6:30 Non grandis est culpa cum quis furatus fuerit : furatur enim ut esurientem impleat animam ;

6:30 The fault is not so great when a man hath stolen: for he stealeth to fill his hungry soul:

6:31 deprehensus quoque reddet septuplum, et omnem substantiam domus suæ tradet.

6:31 And if he be taken, he shall restore sevenfold, and shall give up all the substance of his house.

6:32 Qui autem adulter est, propter cordis inopiam perdet animam suam ;

6:32 But he that is an adulterer, for the folly of his heart shall destroy his own soul:

6:33 turpitudinem et ignominiam congregat sibi, et opprobrium illius non delebitur :

6:33 He gathereth to himself shame and dishonour, and his reproach shall not be blotted out:

6:34 quia zelus et furor viri non parcet in die vindictæ,

6:34 Because the jealousy and rage of the husband will not spare in the day of revenge,

6:35 nec acquiescet cujusquam precibus, nec suscipiet pro redemptione dona plurima.

6:35 Nor will he yield to any man's prayers, nor will he accept for satisfaction ever so many gifts.