Say not unto thy neighbor, Go, and come again, And to-morrow I will give; When thou hast it by thee.

My son, if thou art become surety for thy neighbor, If thou hast stricken thy hands for a stranger;

For she hath cast down many wounded: Yea, all her slain are a mighty host.

She hath sent forth her maidens; She crieth upon the highest places of the city:

If thou hast not wherewith to pay, Why should he take away thy bed from under thee?

The morsel which thou hast eaten shalt thou vomit up, And lose thy sweet words.

So shalt thou know wisdom to be unto thy soul; If thou hast found it, then shall there be a reward, And thy hope shall not be cut off.

Hast thou found honey? eat so much as is sufficient for thee, Lest thou be filled therewith, and vomit it.

If thou hast done foolishly in lifting up thyself, Or if thou hast thought evil, Lay thy hand upon thy mouth.