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