1 My son, if you have become collateral for your neighbor, if you have struck your hands in pledge for a stranger,My son, if thou art become surety for thy neighbor, If thou hast stricken thy hands for a stranger;내 아들아, 네가 이웃을 위해 보증을 서고 낯선 사람을 위해 손을 치며 담보를 섰다면,
2 you are trapped by the words of your mouth; you are ensnared with the words of your mouth.Thou art snared with the words of thy mouth, Thou art taken with the words of thy mouth.너는 네 입의 말에 걸려들었고, 네 입의 말에 사로잡혔구나.
3 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 this now, my son, and deliver thyself, Seeing thou art come into the hand of thy neighbor: Go, humble thyself, and importune thy neighbor;내 아들아, 이제 이렇게 하여 너 자신을 건져 내어라. 네가 이웃의 손아귀에 들어갔으니, 가서 겸손히 자신을 낮추고 네 이웃에게 간곡히 매달려라.
4 Give no sleep to your eyes, nor slumber to your eyelids.Give not sleep to thine eyes, Nor slumber to thine eyelids;네 눈에 잠을 주지 말고, 네 눈꺼풀에 졸음을 주지 마라.
5 Free yourself, like a gazelle from the hand of the hunter, like a bird from the snare of the fowler.Deliver thyself as a roe from the hand of the hunter, And as a bird from the hand of the fowler.사냥꾼의 손에서 벗어나는 노루처럼, 새 잡는 자의 덫에서 벗어나는 새처럼, 너 자신을 구원하여라.
6 Go to the ant, you sluggard. Consider her ways, and be wise;Go to the ant, thou sluggard; Consider her ways, and be wise:게으른 자야, 개미에게 가서 그가 하는 일을 살펴보고 지혜를 얻어라.
7 which having no chief, overseer, or ruler,Which having no chief, Overseer, or ruler,개미는 우두머리도, 감독자도, 다스리는 자도 없으나,
8 provides her bread in the summer, and gathers her food in the harvest.Provideth her bread in the summer, And gathereth her food in the harvest.여름에 양식을 마련하고 추수 때에 먹을 것을 거두어들인다.
9 How long will you sleep, sluggard? When will you arise out of your sleep?How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard? When wilt thou arise out of thy sleep?게으른 자야, 네가 언제까지 누워 있겠느냐? 언제 잠에서 일어나겠느냐?
10 A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep —Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, A little folding of the hands to sleep:좀 더 자자, 좀 더 졸자, 좀 더 손을 모으고 누워 있자 하면,
11 so your poverty will come as a robber, and your scarcity as an armed man.So shall thy poverty come as a robber, And thy want as an armed man.네 가난이 강도처럼 들이닥치고, 네 궁핍이 무장한 사람처럼 달려들 것이다.
12 A worthless person, a man of iniquity, is he who walks with a perverse mouth,A worthless person, a man of iniquity, Is he that walketh with a perverse mouth;쓸모없는 자, 곧 불의한 사람은 비뚤어진 입을 가지고 다니며,
13 who winks with his eyes, who signals with his feet, who motions with his fingers,That winketh with his eyes, that speaketh with his feet, That maketh signs with his fingers;눈을 찡긋거리고, 발로 신호를 보내며, 손가락으로 가리키는 자다.
14 in whose heart is perverseness, who devises evil continually, who always sows discord.In whose heart is perverseness, Who deviseth evil continually, Who soweth discord.그의 마음속에는 비뚤어짐이 있어, 끊임없이 악을 꾀하며 늘 다툼을 일으킨다.
15 Therefore his calamity will come suddenly. He will be broken suddenly, and that without remedy.Therefore shall his calamity come suddenly; On a sudden shall he be broken, and that without remedy.그러므로 그의 재앙이 갑자기 닥치고, 그는 순식간에 꺾여 회복할 길이 없을 것이다.
16 There are six things which Yahweh hates; yes, seven which are an abomination to him:There are six things which Jehovah hateth; Yea, seven which are an abomination unto him:여호와께서 미워하시는 것이 여섯 가지요, 그분께 가증스러운 것이 일곱 가지이니,
17 arrogant eyes, a lying tongue, hands that shed innocent blood,Haughty eyes, a lying tongue, And hands that shed innocent blood;곧 거만한 눈과 거짓말하는 혀와 무죄한 피를 흘리는 손과,
18 a heart that devises wicked schemes, feet that are swift in running to mischief,A heart that deviseth wicked purposes, Feet that are swift in running to mischief,악한 계략을 꾀하는 마음과 악행으로 재빨리 달려가는 발과,
19 a false witness who utters lies, and he who sows discord among brothers.A false witness that uttereth lies, And he that soweth discord among brethren.거짓을 내뱉는 거짓 증인과 형제 사이에 다툼을 일으키는 자다.
20 My son, keep your father’s commandment, and don’t forsake your mother’s teaching.My son, keep the commandment of thy father, And forsake not the law of thy mother:내 아들아, 네 아버지의 명령을 지키고, 네 어머니의 가르침을 저버리지 마라.
21 Bind them continually on your heart. Tie them around your neck.Bind them continually upon thy heart; Tie them about thy neck.그것들을 항상 네 마음에 매어 두고, 네 목에 둘러 매어라.
22 When you walk, it will lead you. When you sleep, it will watch over you. When you awake, it will talk with you.When thou walkest, it shall lead thee; When thou sleepest, it shall watch over thee; And when thou awakest, it shall talk with thee.네가 다닐 때에 그것이 너를 인도하고, 네가 잘 때에 그것이 너를 지키며, 네가 깨어날 때에 그것이 너와 더불어 이야기할 것이다.
23 For the commandment is a lamp, and the law is light. Reproofs of instruction are the way of life,For the commandment is a lamp; and the law is light; And reproofs of instruction are the way of life:명령은 등불이요 율법은 빛이며, 훈계의 책망은 생명의 길이니,
24 to keep you from the immoral woman, from the flattery of the wayward wife’s tongue.To keep thee from the evil woman, From the flattery of the foreigner’s tongue.이는 너를 음란한 여자에게서, 곧 빗나간 여인의 혀의 아첨에서 지켜 주려는 것이다.
25 Don’t lust after her beauty in your heart, neither let her captivate you with her eyelids.Lust not after her beauty in thy heart; Neither let her take thee with her eyelids.네 마음으로 그 여자의 아름다움을 탐하지 말고, 그 여자가 눈짓으로 너를 사로잡지 못하게 하여라.
26 For a prostitute reduces you to a piece of bread. The adulteress hunts for your precious life.For on account of a harlot a man is brought to a piece of bread; And the adulteress hunteth for the precious life.창녀로 말미암아 사람은 빵 한 조각의 신세로 전락하고, 간음하는 여자는 귀한 생명을 사냥한다.
27 Can a man scoop fire into his lap, and his clothes not be burned?Can a man take fire in his bosom, And his clothes not be burned?사람이 불을 자기 품에 담고서 어찌 그 옷이 타지 않겠느냐?
28 Or can one walk on hot coals, and his feet not be scorched?Or can one walk upon hot coals, And his feet not be scorched?또 사람이 뜨거운 숯불 위를 걷고서 어찌 그 발이 데지 않겠느냐?
29 So is he who goes in to his neighbor’s wife. Whoever touches her will not be unpunished.So he that goeth in to his neighbor’s wife; Whosoever toucheth her shall not be unpunished.이웃의 아내에게 들어가는 자도 그러하니, 그 여자를 건드리는 자는 누구도 벌을 면하지 못한다.
30 Men don’t despise a thief if he steals to satisfy himself when he is hungry,Men do not despise a thief, if he steal To satisfy himself when he is hungry:사람이 배가 고파 굶주림을 채우려고 도둑질하면 그 도둑을 멸시하지는 않는다.
31 but if he is found, he shall restore seven times. He shall give all the wealth of his house.But if he be found, he shall restore sevenfold; He shall give all the substance of his house.그러나 그가 들키면 일곱 배로 갚아야 하고, 자기 집의 모든 재산을 내주어야 한다.
32 He who commits adultery with a woman is void of understanding. He who does it destroys his own soul.He that committeth adultery with a woman is void of understanding: He doeth it who would destroy his own soul.여자와 간음하는 자는 지각이 없는 자이니, 그렇게 하는 자는 자기 영혼을 망친다.
33 He will get wounds and dishonor. His reproach will not be wiped away.Wounds and dishonor shall he get; And his reproach shall not be wiped away.그는 상처와 수치를 당하고, 그의 치욕은 결코 씻기지 않을 것이다.
34 For jealousy arouses the fury of the husband. He won’t spare in the day of vengeance.For jealousy is the rage of a man; And he will not spare in the day of vengeance.질투는 남편의 분노를 불러일으키니, 복수하는 날에 그는 결코 용서하지 않을 것이다.
35 He won’t regard any ransom, neither will he rest content, though you give many gifts.He will not regard any ransom; Neither will he rest content, though thou givest many gifts.그는 어떤 배상도 받아들이지 않고, 네가 아무리 많은 선물을 준다 해도 만족하지 않을 것이다.