Proverbs 6:1-5 My son , if thou be surety for thy friend , if thou hast stricken thy hand with a stranger ,

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1 H1121 My son H6148 , if thou be surety [H8804] H7453 for thy friend H8628 , if thou hast stricken [H8804] H3709 thy hand H2114 with a stranger [H8801] ,

2 H3369 Thou art snared [H8738] H561 with the words H6310 of thy mouth H3920 , thou art taken [H8738] H561 with the words H6310 of thy mouth.

3 H6213 Do [H8798] H645 this now H1121 , my son H5337 , and deliver [H8734] H935 thyself, when thou art come [H8804] H3709 into the hand H7453 of thy friend H3212 ; go [H8798] H7511 , humble [H8690] H7292 thyself, and make sure [H8798] H7453 thy friend.

4 H5414 Give [H8799] H8142 not sleep H5869 to thine eyes H8572 , nor slumber H6079 to thine eyelids.

5 H5337 Deliver [H8734] H6643 thyself as a roe H3027 from the hand H6833 of the hunter, and as a bird H3027 from the hand H3353 of the fowler.

ERV⁽ⁱ⁾ ¹ My son, if thou art become surety for thy neighbour, if thou hast stricken thy hands for a stranger, ² Thou art snared with the words of thy mouth, thou art taken with the words of thy mouth. ³ Do this now, my son, and deliver thyself, seeing thou art come into the hand of thy neighbour; go, humble thyself, and importune thy neighbour. ⁴ Give not sleep to thine eyes, nor slumber to thine eyelids. ⁵ Deliver thyself as a roe from the hand [of the hunter], and as a bird from the hand of the fowler.