1. My son, if thou be surety for thy friend, thou hast engaged fast thy hand to a stranger.
2. Thou art ensnared with the words of thy mouth, and caught with thy own words.
3. Do therefore, my son, what I say, and deliver thyself: because thou art fallen into the hand of thy neighbour. Run about, make haste, stir up thy friend:
4. Give not sleep to thy eyes, neither let thy eyelids slumber.
5. Deliver thyself as a doe from the hand, and as a bird from the hand of the fowler.
6. Go to the ant, O sluggard, and consider her ways, and learn wisdom:
7. Which, although she hath no guide, nor master, nor captain,
8. Provideth her meat for herself in the summer, and gathereth her food in the harvest.
9. How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard? when wilt thou rise out of thy sleep?
10. Thou wilt sleep a little, thou wilt slumber a little, thou wilt fold thy hands a little to sleep: