Proverbs 6:2-13

²If thou hast become ensnared by the words of thy mouth, If thou hast been caught by the words of thy mouth,

³Do this now, my son, and rescue thyself,—Since thou hast fallen into the hands of thy neighbor,—Go, prostrate thyself, and be urgent with thy neighbor!

⁴Give not sleep to thine eyes, nor slumber to thine eyelids;

⁵Rescue thyself, as a roe from the hand, And as a bird from the hand of the fowler.

⁶Go to the ant, O sluggard! Consider her ways, and be wise!

⁷She hath no governor, Nor overseer, nor ruler;

⁸Yet she prepareth in the summer her food, She gathereth in the harvest her meat.

⁹How long wilt thou lie in bed, O sluggard? When wilt thou arise from thy sleep?

¹⁰“A little sleep,—a little slumber,—A little folding of the hands to rest:”

¹¹So shall thy poverty come upon thee like a robber, Yea, thy want, as an armed man!

¹²A worthless wretch is the unrighteous man, Who walketh with a deceitful mouth;

¹³Who winketh with his eyes, Speaketh with his feet, And teacheth with his fingers.