Proverbs 6 Comparison: American Standard Version vs Young's Literal Translation

Proverbs 6

¹My son, if thou art become surety for thy neighbor, If thou hast stricken thy hands for a stranger;

²Thou art snared with the words of thy mouth, Thou art taken with the words of thy mouth.

³Do this now, my son, and deliver thyself, Seeing thou art come into the hand of thy neighbor: Go, humble thyself, and importune thy neighbor;

⁴Give not sleep to thine eyes, Nor slumber to thine eyelids;

⁵Deliver thyself as a roe from the hand of the hunter, And as a bird from the hand of the fowler.

⁶Go to the ant, thou sluggard; Consider her ways, and be wise:

⁷Which having no chief, Overseer, or ruler,

⁸Provideth her bread in the summer, And gathereth her food in the harvest.

⁹How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard? When wilt thou arise out of thy sleep?

¹⁰Yeta little sleep, a little slumber, A little folding of the hands to sleep:

¹¹So shall thy poverty come as a robber, And thy want as an armed man.

¹²A worthless person, a man of iniquity, Is he that walketh with a perverse mouth;

¹³That winketh with his eyes, that speaketh with his feet, That maketh signs with his fingers;

¹⁴In whose heart is perverseness, Who deviseth evil continually, Who soweth discord.

¹⁵Therefore shall his calamity come suddenly; On a sudden shall he be broken, and that without remedy.

¹⁶There are six things which Jehovah hateth; Yea, seven which are an abomination unto him:

¹⁷Haughty eyes, a lying tongue, And hands that shed innocent blood;

¹⁸A heart that deviseth wicked purposes, Feet that are swift in running to mischief,

¹⁹A false witness that uttereth lies, And he that soweth discord among brethren.

²⁰My son, keep the commandment of thy father, And forsake not the law of thy mother:

²¹Bind them continually upon thy heart; Tie them about thy neck.

²²When thou walkest, it shall lead thee; When thou sleepest, it shall watch over thee; And when thou awakest, it shall talk with thee.

²³For the commandment is a lamp; and the law is light; And reproofs of instruction are the way of life:

²⁴To keep thee from the evil woman, From the flattery of the foreigner’s tongue.

²⁵Lust not after her beauty in thy heart; Neither let her take thee with her eyelids.

²⁶For on account of a harlota man is broughtto a piece of bread; And the adulteress hunteth for the precious life.

²⁷Can a man take fire in his bosom, And his clothes not be burned?

²⁸Or can one walk upon hot coals, And his feet not be scorched?

²⁹So he that goeth in to his neighbor’s wife; Whosoever toucheth her shall not be unpunished.

³⁰Men do not despise a thief, if he steal To satisfy himself when he is hungry:

³¹But if he be found, he shall restore sevenfold; He shall give all the substance of his house.

³²He that committeth adultery with a woman is void of understanding: He doeth it who would destroy his own soul.

³³Wounds and dishonor shall he get; And his reproach shall not be wiped away.

³⁴For jealousy is the rage of a man; And he will not spare in the day of vengeance.

³⁵He will not regard any ransom; Neither will he rest content, though thou givest many gifts.

Proverbs 6

¹My son! if thou hast been surety for thy friend, Hast stricken for a stranger thy hand,

²Hast been snared with sayings of thy mouth, Hast been captured with sayings of thy mouth,

³Do this now, my son, and be delivered, For thou hast come into the hand of thy friend. Go, trample on thyself, and strengthen thy friend,

⁴Give not sleep to thine eyes, And slumber to thine eyelids,

⁵Be delivered as a roe from the hand, And as a bird from the hand of a fowler.

⁶Go unto the ant, O slothful one, See her ways and be wise;

⁷Which hath not captain, overseer, and ruler,

⁸She doth prepare in summer her bread, She hath gathered in harvest her food.

⁹Till when, O slothful one, dost thou lie? When dost thou arise from thy sleep?

¹⁰A little sleep, a little slumber, A little clasping of the hands to rest,

¹¹And thy poverty hath come as a traveller, And thy want as an armed man.

¹²A man of worthlessness, a man of iniquity, Walking with perverseness of mouth,

¹³Winking with his eyes, speaking with his feet, Directing with his fingers,

¹⁴Frowardness is in his heart, devising evil at all times, Contentions he sendeth forth.

¹⁵Therefore suddenly cometh his calamity, Instantly he is brokenand no healing.

¹⁶These six hath Jehovah hated, Yea, seven are abominations to His soul.

¹⁷Eyes hightongues falseAnd hands shedding innocent blood

¹⁸A heart devising thoughts of vanityFeet hasting to run to evil

¹⁹A false witness who doth breathe out liesAnd one sending forth contentions between brethren.

²⁰Keep, my son, the command of thy father, And leave not the law of thy mother.

²¹Bind them on thy heart continually, Tie them on thy neck.

²²In thy going up and down, it leadeth thee, In thy lying down, it watcheth over thee, And thou hast awakedit talketh with thee.

²³For a lamp is the command, And the law a light, And a way of life are reproofs of instruction,

²⁴To preserve thee from an evil woman, From the flattery of the tongue of a strange woman.

²⁵Desire not her beauty in thy heart, And let her not take thee with her eyelids.

²⁶For a harlot consumeth unto a cake of bread, And an adulteress the precious soul hunteth.

²⁷Doth a man take fire into his bosom, And are his garments not burnt?

²⁸Doth a man walk on the hot coals, And are his feet not scorched?

²⁹So is he who hath gone in unto the wife of his neighbour, None who doth touch her is innocent.

³⁰They do not despise the thief, When he stealeth to fill his soul when he is hungry,

³¹And being found he repayeth sevenfold, All the substance of his house he giveth.

³²He who committeth adultery with a woman lacketh heart, He is destroying his soul who doth it.

³³A stroke and shame he doth find, And his reproach is not wiped away,

³⁴For jealousy is the fury of a man, And he doth not spare in a day of vengeance.

³⁵He accepteth not the appearance of any atonement, Yea, he doth not consent, Though thou dost multiply bribes!