5:22. His own iniquities catch the wicked, and he is fast bound with the ropes of his own sins.
5:23. He shall die, because he hath not received instruction, and in the multitude of his folly he shall be deceived.
Proverbs Chapter 6
Documents on several heads.
6:1. My son, if thou be surety for thy friend, thou hast engaged fast thy hand to a stranger,
6:2. Thou art ensnared with the words of thy mouth, and caught with thy own words.
6:3. Do, therefore, my son, what I say, and deliver thyself: because thou art fallen into the hand of thy neighbour. Run about, make haste, stir up thy friend:
6:4. Give not sleep to thy eyes, neither let thy eyelids slumber.
6:5. Deliver thyself as a doe from the hand, and as a bird from the hand of the fowler.
6:6. Go to the ant, O sluggard, and consider her ways, and learn wisdom: