These six Jehovah hates; yea, seven are hateful to his soul:

Go to the ant, sluggard; consider her ways and be wise;

who, having no guide, overseer, or ruler,

provides her food in the summer and gathers her food in the harvest.

How long will you sleep, O sluggard? When will you arise out of your sleep?

so shall your poverty come as one who travels, and your need like an armed man.

A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to lie down;

winking with his eyes, speaking with his feet, teaching with his fingers;

a false witness who speaks lies, and he who causes fighting among brothers.

A worthless person, a wicked man walks with a crooked mouth,

Therefore his calamity shall come suddenly; he is quickly broken, and there is no healing.

My son, if you are surety for your friend, if you struck your palms with a stranger,

Can a man take fire in his bosom, and his clothes not be burned?

perversity is in his heart; he is always planning mischief; he causes fighting.

a proud look, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood,

a heart that plots wicked plans, feet hurrying to run to evil,

Do not lust after her beauty in your heart; nor let her take you with her eyelids.

to keep you from the evil woman, from the flattery of the tongue of a strange woman.

bind them upon your heart forever, tie them around your neck.

you are snared with the words of your mouth, you are taken with the words of your mouth.

When you go, it shall lead you; when you sleep, it shall keep you; and when you awake, it shall talk with you.

My son, do this now, and deliver yourself when you have come into the hand of your friend; go, humble yourself and make your friend sure.

For by means of a harlot a man comes to a piece of bread; and another man's wife will hunt for the precious life.

They do not despise a thief, if he steals to satisfy his soul when he is hungry;

Deliver yourself as a gazelle from the hunter's hand, and as a bird from the hand of the fowler.

Do not give sleep to your eyes or slumber to your eyelids.

Can one go upon hot coals, and his feet not be burned?

So is he who goes in to his neighbor's wife; whoever touches her shall not be innocent.

My son, keep your father's commandments, and do not forsake the law of your mother;

For the commandment is a lamp; and the law is light; and reproofs of instruction are the way of life;

Whoever commits adultery with a woman lacks understanding; he who does it destroys his own soul.

For jealousy is the rage of a man; therefore he will not spare in the day of vengeance.

but if he is found, he shall restore sevenfold; he shall give all the goods of his house.

He shall get a wound and dishonor; and his shame shall not be wiped away.

He will not take any ransom; nor will he be willing if you multiply the gifts.