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Proverbi 6
Conferenza Episcopale Italiana
Proverbi 6
Conferenza Episcopale Italiana
La cauzione data con imprudenza
6 Figlio mio, se hai garantito per il tuo prossimo,
se hai dato la tua mano per un estraneo,
2 se ti sei legato con le parole delle tue labbra
e ti sei lasciato prendere dalle parole della tua bocca,
3 figlio mio, fà così per liberartene:
poiché sei caduto nelle mani del tuo prossimo,
và, gèttati ai suoi piedi, importuna il tuo prossimo;
4 non concedere sonno ai tuoi occhi
né riposo alle tue palpebre,
5 lìberatene come la gazzella dal laccio,
come un uccello dalle mani del cacciatore.
Il pigro e la formica
6 Và dalla formica, o pigro,
guarda le sue abitudini e diventa saggio.
7 Essa non ha né capo,
né sorvegliante, né padrone,
8 eppure d'estate si provvede il vitto,
al tempo della mietitura accumula il cibo.
9 Fino a quando, pigro, te ne starai a dormire?
Quando ti scuoterai dal sonno?
10 Un pò dormire, un pò sonnecchiare,
un pò incrociare le braccia per riposare
11 e intanto giunge a te la miseria, come un vagabondo,
e l'indigenza, come un mendicante.
Lo stolto
12 Il perverso, uomo iniquo,
va con la bocca distorta,
13 ammicca con gli occhi, stropiccia i piedi
e fa cenni con le dita.
14 Cova propositi malvagi nel cuore,
in ogni tempo suscita liti.
15 Per questo improvvisa verrà la sua rovina,
in un attimo crollerà senza rimedio.
I sette abomini
16 Sei cose odia il Signore,
anzi sette gli sono in abominio:
17 occhi alteri, lingua bugiarda,
mani che versano sangue innocente,
18 cuore che trama iniqui progetti,
piedi che corrono rapidi verso il male,
19 falso testimone che diffonde menzogne
e chi provoca litigi tra fratelli.
Ripresa del discorso paterno
20 Figlio mio, osserva il comando di tuo padre,
non disprezzare l'insegnamento di tua madre.
21 Fissali sempre nel tuo cuore,
appendili al collo.
22 Quando cammini ti guideranno,
quando riposi veglieranno su di te,
quando ti desti ti parleranno;
23 poiché il comando è una lampada
e l'insegnamento una luce
e un sentiero di vita le correzioni della disciplina,
24 per preservarti dalla donna altrui,
dalle lusinghe di una straniera.
25 Non desiderare in cuor tuo la sua bellezza;
non lasciarti adescare dai suoi sguardi,
26 perché, se la prostituta cerca un pezzo di pane,
la maritata mira a una vita preziosa.
27 Si può portare il fuoco sul petto
senza bruciarsi le vesti
28 o camminare sulla brace
senza scottarsi i piedi?
29 Così chi si accosta alla donna altrui,
chi la tocca, non resterà impunito.
30 Non si disapprova un ladro, se ruba
per soddisfare l'appetito quando ha fame;
31 eppure, se è preso, dovrà restituire sette volte,
consegnare tutti i beni della sua casa.
32 Ma l'adultero è privo di senno;
solo chi vuole rovinare se stesso agisce così.
33 Incontrerà percosse e disonore,
la sua vergogna non sarà cancellata,
34 poiché la gelosia accende lo sdegno del marito,
che non avrà pietà nel giorno della vendetta;
35 non vorrà accettare alcun compenso,
rifiuterà ogni dono, anche se grande.
Proverbs 6
Modern English Version
Proverbs 6
Modern English Version
Warning Against Pledges
6 My son, if you put up a security for your friend,
if you have shaken hands with a stranger,
2 you are snared with the words of your mouth;
you are taken with the words of your mouth.
3 Do this now, my son, and deliver yourself;
when you have come into the hand of your friend,
go and humble yourself;
plead with your friend.
4 Give no sleep to your eyes,
nor slumber to your eyelids.
5 Deliver yourself as a doe from the hand of the hunter,
and as a bird from the hand of the fowler.
The Folly of Idleness
6 Go to the ant, you sluggard!
Consider her ways and be wise.
7 Which, having no guide,
overseer, or ruler,
8 provides her bread in the summer,
and gathers her food in the harvest.
9 How long will you sleep, O sluggard?
When will you arise out of your sleep?
10 Yet a little sleep, a little slumber,
a little folding of the hands to sleep—
11 so will your poverty come upon you like a stalker,
and your need as an armed man.
The Wicked Man
12 A wayward person, a wicked man,
walks with a perverse mouth.
13 He winks with his eyes,
he signals with his feet,
he motions with his fingers;
14 perversity is in his heart,
he devises mischief continually, he sows discord.
15 Therefore his calamity will come suddenly;
in a moment he will be broken without remedy.
16 These six things the Lord hates,
yes, seven are an abomination to him:
17 a proud look,
a lying tongue,
and hands that shed innocent blood,
18 a heart that devises wicked imaginations,
feet that are swift in running to mischief,
19 a false witness who speaks lies,
and he who sows discord among brethren.
Warning Against Adultery
20 My son, keep your father’s commandment,
and do not forsake the instruction of your mother.
21 Bind them continually upon your heart,
and tie them around your neck.
22 When you go, they will lead you;
when you sleep, they will keep you;
and when you awake, they will speak with you.
23 For the commandment is a lamp, and the law is light;
and reproofs of instruction are the way of life,
24 to keep you from the evil woman,
from the flattery of the tongue of a seductress.
25 Do not lust after her beauty in your heart,
nor let her allure you with her eyelids.
26 For by means of a harlot a man is reduced to a piece of bread,
and the adulteress will prey upon his precious life.
27 Can a man take fire in his bosom,
and his clothes not be burned?
28 Can one walk upon hot coals,
and his feet not be burned?
29 So he who goes in to his neighbor’s wife;
whoever touches her will not be innocent.
30 Men do not despise a thief if he steals
to satisfy himself when he is hungry.
31 But if he is found, he will restore sevenfold;
he will give all the substance of his house.
32 But whoever commits adultery with a woman lacks understanding;
he who does it destroys his own soul.
33 A wound and dishonor will he get,
and his reproach will not be wiped away.
34 For jealousy is the rage of a man;
therefore he will not spare in the day of vengeance.
35 He will not regard any ransom,
nor will he rest content, though you give many gifts.
Proverbs 6
New International Version
Proverbs 6
New International Version
Warnings Against Folly
6 My son,(A) if you have put up security(B) for your neighbor,(C)
if you have shaken hands in pledge(D) for a stranger,
2 you have been trapped by what you said,
ensnared by the words of your mouth.
3 So do this, my son, to free yourself,
since you have fallen into your neighbor’s hands:
Go—to the point of exhaustion—[a]
and give your neighbor no rest!
4 Allow no sleep to your eyes,
no slumber to your eyelids.(E)
5 Free yourself, like a gazelle(F) from the hand of the hunter,(G)
like a bird from the snare of the fowler.(H)
6 Go to the ant, you sluggard;(I)
consider its ways and be wise!
7 It has no commander,
no overseer or ruler,
8 yet it stores its provisions in summer(J)
and gathers its food at harvest.(K)
9 How long will you lie there, you sluggard?(L)
When will you get up from your sleep?
10 A little sleep, a little slumber,
a little folding of the hands to rest(M)—
11 and poverty(N) will come on you like a thief
and scarcity like an armed man.
12 A troublemaker and a villain,
who goes about with a corrupt mouth,
13 who winks maliciously with his eye,(O)
signals with his feet
and motions with his fingers,(P)
14 who plots evil(Q) with deceit in his heart—
he always stirs up conflict.(R)
15 Therefore disaster will overtake him in an instant;(S)
he will suddenly(T) be destroyed—without remedy.(U)
16 There are six things the Lord hates,(V)
seven that are detestable to him:
17 haughty eyes,(W)
a lying tongue,(X)
hands that shed innocent blood,(Y)
18 a heart that devises wicked schemes,
feet that are quick to rush into evil,(Z)
19 a false witness(AA) who pours out lies(AB)
and a person who stirs up conflict in the community.(AC)
Warning Against Adultery
20 My son,(AD) keep your father’s command
and do not forsake your mother’s teaching.(AE)
21 Bind them always on your heart;
fasten them around your neck.(AF)
22 When you walk, they will guide you;
when you sleep, they will watch over you;
when you awake, they will speak to you.
23 For this command is a lamp,
this teaching is a light,(AG)
and correction and instruction
are the way to life,(AH)
24 keeping you from your neighbor’s wife,
from the smooth talk of a wayward woman.(AI)
25 Do not lust in your heart after her beauty
or let her captivate you with her eyes.
26 For a prostitute can be had for a loaf of bread,
but another man’s wife preys on your very life.(AJ)
27 Can a man scoop fire into his lap
without his clothes being burned?
28 Can a man walk on hot coals
without his feet being scorched?
29 So is he who sleeps(AK) with another man’s wife;(AL)
no one who touches her will go unpunished.
30 People do not despise a thief if he steals
to satisfy his hunger when he is starving.
31 Yet if he is caught, he must pay sevenfold,(AM)
though it costs him all the wealth of his house.
32 But a man who commits adultery(AN) has no sense;(AO)
whoever does so destroys himself.
33 Blows and disgrace are his lot,
and his shame will never(AP) be wiped away.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 6:3 Or Go and humble yourself,
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