1My son, pay attention to my wisdom, and tune your ear to hear my counsel, 2That you may maintain discretion, and that your lips may express knowledge. 3For the lips of an adulterous woman drip honey, and her words are smoother than oil, 4But in the end she is bitter as wormwood, sharp as a two-edged sword. 5Her feet go down to death; her steps lead to hell. 6She never stops to consider where her path of life will take her or others, her ways are unstable, so that you cannot predict her actions. 7So hear me now, my children, and abide by the words of my mouth. 8Stay away from her; do not go near the door of her house: 9Or you will lose your honor to others, and your dignity to one who is cruel; 10Then strangers will squander your wealth; and others enjoy the fruit of  your labors; 11And in your last days, you will have deep regret, 12And say, “How I hated discipline, and despised correction! 13And have not obeyed my teachers, nor listened to those that advised me! 14I am at the brink of utter ruin and now must face public disgrace.” 15Drink water from your own cistern, and running water out of your own well. 16Should your fountains be scattered abroad, like rivers of water spilled in the streets? 17Let them be yours alone, and not shared with strangers. 18May your fountain be blessed; and may you rejoice with the wife of your youth. 19Let her be as the loving doe and graceful deer; let her breasts satisfy you always, and be ever ravished with her love. 20Why, my son, should you be fascinated by another man’s wife, and embrace the bosom of a wayward woman? 21For your ways are ever before the eyes of the LORD, and He ponders all your deeds. 22Their own iniquities shall ensnare the wicked; and they shall be caught in the grasp of their sins. 23They shall die for lack of wisdom and restraint; and be lost in the grossness of their folly.