1My son, pay attention to my wisdom. Turn…
2that you may maintain discretion, that your lips…
3For the lips of an adulteress drip honey.…
4but in the end she is as bitter…
5Her feet go down to death. Her steps…
6She gives no thought to the way of…
7Now therefore, my sons, listen to me. Don’t…
8Remove your way far from her. Don’t come…
9lest you give your honor to others, and…
10lest strangers feast on your wealth, and your…
11You will groan at your latter end, when…
12and say, “How I have hated instruction, and…
13I haven’t obeyed the voice of my teachers,…
14I have come to the brink of utter…
15Drink water out of your own cistern, running…
16Should your springs overflow in the streets, streams…
17Let them be for yourself alone, not for…
18Let your spring be blessed. Rejoice in the…
19A loving doe and a graceful deer— let…
20For why should you, my son, be captivated…
21For the ways of man are before the…
22The evil deeds of the wicked ensnare him.…
23He will die for lack of instruction. In…
