9. How long will you lie there, O sluggard?When will you arise from your sleep?
10. A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest,
11. and poverty will come upon you like a robber,and want like an armed man.
12. A worthless person, a wicked man,goes about with crooked speech,
13. winks with his eyes, signals with his feet,points with his finger,
14. with perverted heart devises evil,continually sowing discord;
15. therefore calamity will come upon him suddenly; in a moment he will be broken beyond healing.
16. There are six things that the Lord hates, seven that are an abomination to him:
17. haughty eyes, a lying tongue,and hands that shed innocent blood,
18. a heart that devises wicked plans, feet that make haste to run to evil,
19. a false witness who breathes out lies,and one who sows discord among brothers.
20. My son, keep your father’s commandment, and forsake not your mother’s teaching.
21. Bind them on your heart always; tie them around your neck.
22. When you walk, they will lead you; when you lie down, they will watch over you;and when you awake, they will talk with you.
23. For the commandment is a lamp and the teaching a light,and the reproofs of discipline are the way of life,