Hast been snared with sayings of thy mouth, Hast been captured with sayings of thy mouth,
In transgression of the lips is the snare of the wicked, And the righteous goeth out from distress.
The mouth of a fool is ruin to him, And his lips are the snare of his soul.
My son! if thou hast been surety for thy friend, Hast stricken for a stranger thy hand,
Do this now, my son, and be delivered, For thou hast come into the hand of thy friend. Go, trample on thyself, and strengthen thy friend,
`The graven images of their gods ye do burn with fire; thou dost not desire the silver and gold on them, nor hast thou taken it to thyself, lest thou be snared by it, for the abomination of Jehovah thy God it is ;