7. For though she has no chief,no commander or ruler,
8. She procures her food in the summer,stores up her provisions in the harvest.
9. How long, O sluggard, will you lie there?when will you rise from your sleep?
10. A little sleep, a little slumber,a little folding of the arms to rest—
11. Then poverty will come upon you like a robber,and want like a brigand.
12. Scoundrels, villains, are theywho deal in crooked talk.
13. Shifty of eye,feet ever moving,pointing with fingers,
14. They have perversity in their hearts,always plotting evil,sowing discord.
15. Therefore their doom comes suddenly;in an instant they are crushed beyond cure.
16. There are six things the Lord hates,yes, seven are an abomination to him;
17. Haughty eyes, a lying tongue,hands that shed innocent blood,
18. A heart that plots wicked schemes,feet that are quick to run to evil,
19. The false witness who utters lies,and the one who sows discord among kindred.
20. Observe, my son, your father’s command,and do not reject your mother’s teaching;
21. Keep them fastened over your heart always,tie them around your neck.