Holman Christian Standard Bible CSB
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1 My son, if you have put up security for your neighbor or entered into an agreement with a stranger,
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My son, if you have put up security for your neighbor, if you have shaken hands in pledge for a stranger,
2 you have been trapped by the words of your lips- ensnared by the words of your mouth.
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you have been trapped by what you said, ensnared by the words of your mouth.
3 Do this, then, my son, and free yourself, for you have put yourself in your neighbor's power: Go, humble yourself, and plead with your neighbor.
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So do this, my son, to free yourself, since you have fallen into your neighbor’s hands: Go—to the point of exhaustion—and give your neighbor no rest!
4 Don't give sleep to your eyes or slumber to your eyelids.
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Allow no sleep to your eyes, no slumber to your eyelids.
5 Escape like a gazelle from a hunter, like a bird from a fowler's trap.
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Free yourself, like a gazelle from the hand of the hunter, like a bird from the snare of the fowler.
6 Go to the ant, you slacker! Observe its ways and become wise.
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Go to the ant, you sluggard; consider its ways and be wise!
7 Without leader, administrator, or ruler,
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It has no commander, no overseer or ruler,
8 it prepares its provisions in summer; it gathers its food during harvest.
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yet it stores its provisions in summer and gathers its food at harvest.
9 How long will you stay in bed, you slacker? When will you get up from your sleep?
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How long will you lie there, you sluggard? When will you get up from your sleep?
10 A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the arms to rest,
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A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest—
11 and your poverty will come like a robber, your need, like a bandit.
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and poverty will come on you like a thief and scarcity like an armed man.
12 A worthless person, a wicked man, who goes around speaking dishonestly,
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A troublemaker and a villain, who goes about with a corrupt mouth,
13 who winks his eyes, signals with his feet, and gestures with his fingers,
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who winks maliciously with his eye, signals with his feet and motions with his fingers,
14 who plots evil with perversity in his heart- he stirs up trouble constantly.
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who plots evil with deceit in his heart— he always stirs up conflict.
15 Therefore calamity will strike him suddenly; he will be shattered instantly-beyond recovery.
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Therefore disaster will overtake him in an instant; he will suddenly be destroyed—without remedy.
16 Six things the Lord hates; in fact, seven are detestable to Him:
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There are six things the LORD hates, seven that are detestable to him:
17 arrogant eyes, a lying tongue, hands that shed innocent blood,
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haughty eyes, a lying tongue, hands that shed innocent blood,
18 a heart that plots wicked schemes, feet eager to run to evil,
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a heart that devises wicked schemes, feet that are quick to rush into evil,
19 a lying witness who gives false testimony, and one who stirs up trouble among brothers.
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a false witness who pours out lies and a person who stirs up conflict in the community.
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