6:8 Prepares her food in the summer And gathers her provision in the harvest.
6:9 How long will you lie down, O sluggard? When will you arise from your sleep?
6:10 "A little sleep, a little slumber, A little folding of the hands to rest "--
6:11 Your poverty will come in like a vagabond And your need like an armed man.
6:12 A worthless person, a wicked man, Is the one who walks with a perverse mouth,
6:13 Who winks with his eyes, who signals with his feet, Who points with his fingers;
6:14 Who with perversity in his heart continually devises evil, Who spreads strife.
6:15 Therefore his calamity will come suddenly; Instantly he will be broken and there will be no healing.
6:16 There are six things which the LORD hates, Yes, seven which are an abomination to Him:
6:17 Haughty eyes, a lying tongue, And hands that shed innocent blood,
6:18 A heart that devises wicked plans, Feet that run rapidly to evil,
6:19 A false witness who utters lies, And one who spreads strife among brothers.
6:20 My son, observe the commandment of your father And do not forsake the teaching of your mother;
6:21 Bind them continually on your heart; Tie them around your neck.
6:22 When you walk about, they will guide you; When you sleep, they will watch over you; And when you awake, they will talk to you.
6:23 For the commandment is a lamp and the teaching is light; And reproofs for discipline are the way of life
6:24 To keep you from the evil woman, From the smooth tongue of the adulteress.
6:25 Do not desire her beauty in your heart, Nor let her capture you with her eyelids.
6:26 For on account of a harlot one is reduced to a loaf of bread, And an adulteress hunts for the precious life.
6:27 Can a man take fire in his bosom And his clothes not be burned?
6:28 Or can a man walk on hot coals And his feet not be scorched?
6:29 So is the one who goes in to his neighbor's wife; Whoever touches her will not go unpunished.
6:30 Men do not despise a thief if he steals To satisfy himself when he is hungry;
6:31 But when he is found, he must repay sevenfold; He must give all the substance of his house.
6:32 The one who commits adultery with a woman is lacking sense; He who would destroy himself does it.
6:33 Wounds and disgrace he will find, And his reproach will not be blotted out.
6:34 For jealousy enrages a man, And he will not spare in the day of vengeance.
6:35 He will not accept any ransom, Nor will he be satisfied though you give many gifts.
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