Proverbs 6:3-5

New International Reader's Version

³ Instead, my son, do something to free yourself.
    Don’t fall into your neighbor’s hands.
Go until you can’t go anymore.
    Don’t let your neighbor rest.
⁴ Don’t let your eyes go to sleep.
    Don’t let your eyelids close.
⁵ As a deer frees itself from a hunter, free yourself.
    As a bird frees itself from a trapper, free yourself.