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My son, if you have taken a pledge on behalf of your friend, then you have bound your hand to an outsider,
HIJO mío, si salieres fiador por tu amigo, si tocaste tu mano por el extraño,
My son, if thou be surety for thy friend, if thou hast stricken thy hand with a stranger,
My son, if you have become collateral for your neighbor, if you have struck your hands in pledge for a stranger,
then you are ensnared by the words of your own mouth, and taken captive by your own words.
Enlazado eres con las palabras de tu boca, y preso con las razones de tu boca.
Thou art snared with the words of thy mouth, thou art taken with the words of thy mouth.
you are trapped by the words of your mouth; you are ensnared with the words of your mouth.
Therefore, my son, do what I say, and free yourself, for you have fallen into the hand of your neighbor. Run, hurry, awaken your friend.
Haz esto ahora, hijo mío, y líbrate, ya que has caído en la mano de tu prójimo: ve, humíllate, y asegúrate de tu amigo.
Do this now, my son, and deliver thyself, when thou art come into the hand of thy friend; go, humble thyself, and make sure thy friend.
Do this now, my son, and deliver yourself, since you have come into the hand of your neighbor. Go, humble yourself. Press your plea with your neighbor.
Do not grant sleep to your eyes, nor let your eyelids slumber.
No des sueño á tus ojos, ni á tus párpados adormecimiento.
Give not sleep to thine eyes, nor slumber to thine eyelids.
Give no sleep to your eyes, nor slumber to your eyelids.
Rescue yourself like a gazelle from the hand, and like a bird from the hand of the fowler.
Escápate como el corzo de la mano del cazador, y como el ave de la mano del parancero.
Deliver thyself as a roe from the hand of the hunter, and as a bird from the hand of the fowler.
Free yourself, like a gazelle from the hand of the hunter, like a bird from the snare of the fowler.
Go to the ant, you lazy one, and consider her ways, and so learn wisdom.
Ve á la hormiga, oh perezoso, mira sus caminos, y sé sabio;
Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise:
Go to the ant, you sluggard. Consider her ways, and be wise;
For though she has no ruler, nor instructor, nor leader,
La cual no teniendo capitán, ni gobernador, ni señor,
Which having no guide, overseer, or ruler,
which having no chief, overseer, or ruler,
she provides meals for herself in the summer, and she gathers at the harvest what she may eat.
Prepara en el verano su comida y allega en el tiempo de la siega su mantenimiento.
Provideth her meat in the summer, and gathereth her food in the harvest.
provides her bread in the summer, and gathers her food in the harvest.
How long will you slumber, you lazy one? When will you rise up from your sleep?
Perezoso, ¿hasta cuándo has de dormir? ¿cuándo te levantarás de tu sueño?
How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard? when wilt thou arise out of thy sleep?
How long will you sleep, sluggard? When will you arise out of your sleep?
You will sleep a little, you will slumber a little, you will fold your hands a little to sleep,
Un poco de sueño, un poco de dormitar, y cruzar por un poco las manos para reposo:
Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep:
A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep—
and then destitution will meet with you, like a traveler, and poverty, like an armed man. Yet truly, if you would be diligent, then your harvest will arrive like a fountain, and destitution will flee far from you.
Así vendrá tu necesidad como caminante, y tu pobreza como hombre de escudo.
So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth, and thy want as an armed man.
so your poverty will come as a robber, and your scarcity as an armed man.
An apostate man, a harmful man, walks with a perverse mouth;
El hombre malo, el hombre depravado, anda en perversidad de boca;
A naughty person, a wicked man, walketh with a froward mouth.
A worthless person, a man of iniquity, is he who walks with a perverse mouth,
he winks with the eyes, touches with the foot, speaks with the finger.
Guiña de sus ojos, habla con sus pies, indica con sus dedos;
He winketh with his eyes, he speaketh with his feet, he teacheth with his fingers;
who winks with his eyes, who signals with his feet, who motions with his fingers,
With a depraved heart he devises evil, and at all times he sows conflict.
Perversidades hay en su corazón, anda pensando mal en todo tiempo; enciende rencillas.
Frowardness is in his heart, he deviseth mischief continually; he soweth discord.
in whose heart is perverseness, who devises evil continually, who always sows discord.
To this one, his perdition will arrive promptly, and he shall be crushed suddenly: he will no longer have any remedy.
Por tanto su calamidad vendrá de repente; súbitamente será quebrantado, y no habrá remedio.
Therefore shall his calamity come suddenly; suddenly shall he be broken without remedy.
Therefore his calamity will come suddenly. He will be broken suddenly, and that without remedy.
Six things there are that the Lord hates, and the seventh, his soul detests:
Seis cosas aborrece Jehová, y aun siete abomina su alma:
These six things doth the LORD hate: yea, seven are an abomination unto him:
There are six things which the LORD hates; yes, seven which are an abomination to him:
haughty eyes, a lying tongue, hands that shed innocent blood,
Los ojos altivos, la lengua mentirosa, las manos derramadoras de sangre inocente,
A proud look, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood,
arrogant eyes, a lying tongue, hands that shed innocent blood,
a heart that devises the most wicked thoughts, feet running swiftly unto evil,
El corazón que maquina pensamientos inicuos, los pies presurosos para correr al mal,
An heart that deviseth wicked imaginations, feet that be swift in running to mischief,
a heart that devises wicked schemes, feet that are swift in running to mischief,
a deceitful witness bringing forth lies, and he who sows discord among brothers.
El testigo falso que habla mentiras, y el que enciende rencillas entre los hermanos.
A false witness that speaketh lies, and he that soweth discord among brethren.
a false witness who utters lies, and he who sows discord among brothers.
My son, preserve the precepts of your father, and do not dismiss the law of your mother.
Guarda, hijo mío, el mandamiento de tu padre, y no dejes la enseñanza de tu madre:
My son, keep thy father’s commandment, and forsake not the law of thy mother:
My son, keep your father’s commandment, and don’t forsake your mother’s teaching.
Bind them to your heart unceasingly, and encircle them around your throat.
Atalos siempre en tu corazón, enlázalos á tu cuello.
Bind them continually upon thine heart, and tie them about thy neck.
Bind them continually on your heart. Tie them around your neck.
When you walk, let them keep step with you. When you sleep, let them guard you. And when you keep watch, speak with them.
Te guiarán cuando anduvieres; cuando durmieres te guardarán; hablarán contigo cuando despertares.
When thou goest, it shall lead thee; when thou sleepest, it shall keep thee; and when thou awakest, it shall talk with thee.
When you walk, it will lead you. When you sleep, it will watch over you. When you awake, it will talk with you.
For commandment is a lamp, and law is a light, and the reproofs of discipline are the way of life.
Porque el mandamiento es antorcha, y la enseñanza luz; y camino de vida las reprensiones de la enseñanza:
For the commandment is a lamp; and the law is light; and reproofs of instruction are the way of life:
For the commandment is a lamp, and the law is light. Reproofs of instruction are the way of life,
So may they guard you from an evil woman, and from the flattering tongue of the outsider.
Para que te guarden de la mala mujer, de la blandura de la lengua de la extraña.
To keep thee from the evil woman, from the flattery of the tongue of a strange woman.
to keep you from the immoral woman, from the flattery of the wayward wife’s tongue.
Let not your heart desire her beauty; do not be captivated by her winks.
No codicies su hermosura en tu corazón, ni ella te prenda con sus ojos:
Lust not after her beauty in thine heart; neither let her take thee with her eyelids.
Don’t lust after her beauty in your heart, neither let her captivate you with her eyelids.
For the price of a prostitute is only one loaf. Yet the woman seizes the precious soul of a man.
Porque á causa de la mujer ramera es reducido el hombre á un bocado de pan; y la mujer caza la preciosa alma del varón.
For by means of a whorish woman a man is brought to a piece of bread: and the adulteress will hunt for the precious life.
For a prostitute reduces you to a piece of bread. The adulteress hunts for your precious life.
Would a man be able to conceal fire in his bosom, so that his garments would not burn?
¿Tomará el hombre fuego en su seno, sin que sus vestidos se quemen?
Can a man take fire in his bosom, and his clothes not be burned?
Can a man scoop fire into his lap, and his clothes not be burned?
Or could he walk over burning coals, so that his feet would not be burned?
¿Andará el hombre sobre las brasas, sin que sus pies se abrasen?
Can one go upon hot coals, and his feet not be burned?
Or can one walk on hot coals, and his feet not be scorched?
So also, he who enters to the wife of his neighbor shall not be clean when he touches her.
Así el que entrare á la mujer de su prójimo; no será sin culpa cualquiera que la tocare.
So he that goeth in to his neighbour’s wife; whosoever toucheth her shall not be innocent.
So is he who goes in to his neighbor’s wife. Whoever touches her will not be unpunished.
Not so great is the fault when someone has stolen. For he steals so as to satisfy a hungry soul.
No tienen en poco al ladrón, cuando hurtare para saciar su alma teniendo hambre:
Men do not despise a thief, if he steal to satisfy his soul when he is hungry;
Men don’t despise a thief if he steals to satisfy himself when he is hungry,
Also, if he is apprehended, he shall repay sevenfold and hand over all the substance of his house.
Empero tomado, paga las setenas, da toda la sustancia de su casa.
But if he be found, he shall restore sevenfold; he shall give all the substance of his house.
but if he is found, he shall restore seven times. He shall give all the wealth of his house.
But whoever is an adulterer, because of the emptiness of his heart, will destroy his own soul.
Mas el que comete adulterio con la mujer, es falto de entendimiento: corrompe su alma el que tal hace.
But whoso committeth adultery with a woman lacketh understanding: he that doeth it destroyeth his own soul.
He who commits adultery with a woman is void of understanding. He who does it destroys his own soul.
He gathers shame and dishonor to himself, and his disgrace will not be wiped away.
Plaga y vergüenza hallará; y su afrenta nunca será raída.
A wound and dishonour shall he get; and his reproach shall not be wiped away.
He will get wounds and dishonor. His reproach will not be wiped away.
For the jealousy and fury of the husband will not spare him on the day of vindication,
Porque los celos son el furor del hombre, y no perdonará en el día de la venganza.
For jealousy is the rage of a man: therefore he will not spare in the day of vengeance.
For jealousy arouses the fury of the husband. He won’t spare in the day of vengeance.
nor will he agree to the pleadings of anyone, nor will he accept, as repayment, a multitude of gifts.
No tendrá respeto á ninguna redención; ni querrá perdonar, aunque multipliques los dones.
He will not regard any ransom; neither will he rest content, though thou givest many gifts.
He won’t regard any ransom, neither will he rest content, though you give many gifts.