4 But in the end she is bitter as wormwood,
Sharp as a two-edged sword.
Sharp as a two-edged sword.
7 Therefore hear me now, my children,
And do not depart from the words of my mouth.
And do not depart from the words of my mouth.
8 Remove your way far from her,
And do not go near the door of her house,
And do not go near the door of her house,
11 And you mourn at last,
When your flesh and your body are consumed,
When your flesh and your body are consumed,
13 I have not obeyed the voice of my teachers,
Nor inclined my ear to those who instructed me!
Nor inclined my ear to those who instructed me!
14 I was on the verge of total ruin,
In the midst of the assembly and congregation.”
In the midst of the assembly and congregation.”
15 Drink water from your own cistern,
And running water from your own well.
And running water from your own well.
17 Let them be only your own,
And not for strangers with you.
And not for strangers with you.
18 Let your fountain be blessed,
And rejoice with the wife of your youth.
And rejoice with the wife of your youth.
19 As a loving deer and a graceful doe,
Let her breasts satisfy you at all times;
And always be [h]enraptured with her love.
Let her breasts satisfy you at all times;
And always be [h]enraptured with her love.
20 For why should you, my son, be enraptured by an immoral woman,
And be embraced in the arms of a seductress?
And be embraced in the arms of a seductress?
22 His own iniquities entrap the wicked man,
And he is caught in the cords of his sin.
And he is caught in the cords of his sin.
23 He shall die for lack of instruction,
And in the greatness of his folly he shall go astray.
And in the greatness of his folly he shall go astray.
Proverbs, 5 chapter