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