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| 1[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 1My son, pay attention to my wisdom; listen carefully to my wise counsel. |
| 2[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 2Then you will show discernment, and your lips will express what you’ve learned. |
| 3[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 3For the lips of an immoral woman are as sweet as honey, and her mouth is smoother than oil. |
| 4[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 4But in the end she is as bitter as poison, as dangerous as a double-edged sword. |
| 5[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 5Her feet go down to death; her steps lead straight to the grave. |
| 6[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 6For she cares nothing about the path to life. She staggers down a crooked trail and doesn’t realize it. |
| 7[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 7So now, my sons, listen to me. Never stray from what I am about to say: |
| 8[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 8Stay away from her! Don’t go near the door of her house! |
| 9[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 9If you do, you will lose your honor and will lose to merciless people all you have achieved. |
| 10[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 10Strangers will consume your wealth, and someone else will enjoy the fruit of your labor. |
| 11[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 11In the end you will groan in anguish when disease consumes your body. |
| 12[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 12You will say, “How I hated discipline! If only I had not ignored all the warnings! |
| 13[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 13Oh, why didn’t I listen to my teachers? Why didn’t I pay attention to my instructors? |
| 14[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 14I have come to the brink of utter ruin, and now I must face public disgrace.” |
| 15[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 15Drink water from your own well— share your love only with your wife. |
| 16[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 16Why spill the water of your springs in the streets, having sex with just anyone? |
| 17[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 17You should reserve it for yourselves. Never share it with strangers. |
| 18[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 18Let your wife be a fountain of blessing for you. Rejoice in the wife of your youth. |
| 19[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 19She is a loving deer, a graceful doe. Let her breasts satisfy you always. May you always be captivated by her love. |
| 20[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 20Why be captivated, my son, by an immoral woman, or fondle the breasts of a promiscuous woman? |
| 21[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 21For the LORD sees clearly what a man does, examining every path he takes. |
| 22[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 22An evil man is held captive by his own sins; they are ropes that catch and hold him. |
| 23[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 23He will die for lack of self-control; he will be lost because of his great foolishness. |
| [an error occurred while processing this directive] | Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Carol Stream, Illinois 60188. All rights reserved. |
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