Mga Kawikaan 5

1Anak ko, pakinggan mo ang aking karunungan; ikiling mo ang iyong pakinig sa aking unawa: 2Upang makapagingat ka ng kabaitan, at upang ang iyong mga labi ay makapagingat ng kaalaman. 3Sapagka't ang mga labi ng masamang babae ay tumutulo ng pulot, at ang kaniyang bibig ay madulas kay sa langis: 4Nguni't ang kaniyang huling wakas ay mapait kay sa ahenho, matalas na parang tabak na may talim sa magkabila. 5Ang kaniyang mga paa ay nagsisibaba sa kamatayan; ang kaniyang mga hakbang ay nagsisihawak sa Sheol; 6Na anopa't hindi niya nasusumpungan ang kapanatagan ng landas ng buhay; ang kaniyang mga lakad ay hindi panatag, at hindi niya nalalaman. 7Ngayon nga, mga anak ko, dinggin ninyo ako, at huwag kayong magsihiwalay sa mga salita ng aking bibig. 8Ilayo mo ang iyong lakad sa kaniya, at huwag kang lumapit sa pintuan ng kaniyang bahay: 9Baka mo ibigay ang iyong karangalan sa iba, at ang iyong mga taon sa mga mabagsik: 10Baka ang mga di kilalang babae ay mapuno ng iyong kalakasan; at ang iyong mga pinagpagalan ay mapasa bahay ng kaapid; 11At ikaw ay manangis sa iyong huling wakas, pagka ang iyong laman at ang iyong katawan ay natunaw, 12At iyong sabihin, bakit ko kinayamutan ang turo, at hinamak ng aking puso ang saway: 13Ni hindi ko man sinunod ang tinig ng aking mga tagapagturo, O ikiling ko man ang aking pakinig sa kanila na mga nagturo sa akin! 14Ako'y malapit sa lahat ng kasamaan sa gitna ng kapisanan at ng kapulungan. 15Uminom ka ng tubig sa iyong sariling tipunan ng tubig, at sa nagsisiagos na tubig sa iyong sariling balon. 16Mananabog ba ang iyong mga bukal sa kaluwangan, at mga agos ng tubig sa mga lansangan? 17Maging iyong magisa, at huwag sa di kilala na kasama mo. 18Pagpalain ang iyong bukal; at magalak ka sa asawa ng iyong kabataan. 19Gaya ng maibiging usa at ng masayang usang babae, bigyan kang katiwasayan ng kaniyang dibdib sa buong panahon; at laging malugod ka sa kaniyang pagibig. 20Sapagka't bakit ka malulugod, anak ko, sa ibang babae, at yayakap sa sinapupunan ng di kilala? 21Sapagka't ang mga lakad ng tao ay nasa harap ng mga mata ng Panginoon, at kaniyang pinapatag ang lahat niyang mga landas. 22Ang sarili niyang mga kasamaan ay kukuha sa masama. At siya'y matatalian ng mga panali ng kaniyang kasalanan. 23Siya'y mamamatay sa kakulangan ng turo; at sa kadahilanan ng kaniyang pagkaulol ay maliligaw siya.

1My son, pay attention to my wisdom. Turn your ear to my understanding: 2that you may maintain discretion, that your lips may preserve knowledge. 3For the lips of an adulteress drip honey. Her mouth is smoother than oil, 4But in the end she is as bitter as wormwood, and as sharp as a two-edged sword. 5Her feet go down to death. Her steps lead straight to Sheol. 6She gives no thought to the way of life. Her ways are crooked, and she doesn’t know it. 7Now therefore, my sons, listen to me. Don’t depart from the words of my mouth. 8Remove your way far from her. Don’t come near the door of her house, 9lest you give your honor to others, and your years to the cruel one; 10lest strangers feast on your wealth, and your labors enrich another man’s house. 11You will groan at your latter end, when your flesh and your body are consumed, 12and say, “How I have hated instruction, and my heart despised reproof; 13neither have I obeyed the voice of my teachers, nor turned my ear to those who instructed me! 14I have come to the brink of utter ruin, in the midst of the gathered assembly.” 15Drink water out of your own cistern, running water out of your own well. 16Should your springs overflow in the streets, streams of water in the public squares? 17Let them be for yourself alone, not for strangers with you. 18Let your spring be blessed. Rejoice in the wife of your youth. 19A loving doe and a graceful deer— let her breasts satisfy you at all times. Be captivated always with her love. 20For why should you, my son, be captivated with an adulteress? Why embrace the bosom of another? 21For the ways of man are before the eyes of Yahweh. He examines all his paths. 22The evil deeds of the wicked ensnare him. The cords of his sin hold him firmly. 23He will die for lack of instruction. In the greatness of his folly, he will go astray.

1Mijn zoon! merk op mijn wijsheid, neig uw oor tot mijn verstand; 2Opdat gij alle bedachtzaamheid behoudt, en uw lippen wetenschap bewaren. 3Want de lippen der vreemde vrouw druppen honigzeem, en haar gehemelte is gladder dan olie. 4Maar het laatste van haar is bitter als alsem, scherp als een tweesnijdend zwaard. 5Haar voeten dalen naar den dood, haar treden houden de hel vast. 6Opdat gij het pad des levens niet zoudt wegen, zijn haar gangen ongestadig, dat gij het niet merkt. 7Nu dan, gij kinderen! hoort naar mij, en wijkt niet van de redenen mijns monds. 8Maak uw weg verre van haar, en nader niet tot de deur van haar huis; 9Opdat gij anderen uw eer niet geeft, en uw jaren den wrede; 10Opdat de vreemden zich niet verzadigen van uw vermogen, en al uw smartelijke arbeid niet kome in het huis des onbekenden; 11En gij in uw laatste brult, als uw vlees, en uw lijf verteerd is; 12En zegt: Hoe heb ik de tucht gehaat, en mijn hart de bestraffing versmaad! 13En heb niet gehoord naar de stem mijner onderwijzers, noch mijn oren geneigd tot mijn leraars! 14Ik ben bijna in alle kwaad geweest, in het midden der gemeente en der vergadering! 15Drink water uit uw bak, en vloeden uit het midden van uw bornput; 16Laat uw fonteinen zich buiten verspreiden, en de waterbeken op de straten; 17Laat ze de uwe alleen zijn, en van geen vreemde met u. 18Uw springader zij gezegend; en verblijd u vanwege de huisvrouw uwer jeugd; 19Een zeer liefelijke hinde, en een aangenaam steengeitje; laat u haar borsten te allen tijd dronken maken; dool steeds in haar liefde. 20En waarom zoudt gij, mijn zoon, in een vreemde dolen, en den schoot der onbekende omvangen? 21Want eens iegelijks wegen zijn voor de ogen des HEEREN, en Hij weegt al zijne gangen. 22Den goddeloze zullen zijn ongerechtigheden vangen, en met de banden zijner zonden zal hij vastgehouden worden. 23Hij zal sterven, omdat hij zonder tucht geweest is, en in de grootheid zijner dwaasheid zal hij verdwalen.