Dual Panel1My son<1121>, give<7181> attention<7181> to my wisdom<2451>, Incline<5186> your ear<241> to my understanding<8394>;
2That you may observe<8104> discretion<4209> And your lips<8193> may reserve<5341> knowledge<1847>.
3For the lips<8193> of an adulteress<2114> drip<5197> honey<5317> And smoother<2509> than<4480> oil<8081> is her speech<2441>;
4But in the end<319> she is bitter<4751> as wormwood<3939>, Sharp<2299> as a two-edged<6310> sword<2719>.
5Her feet<7272> go<3381> down<3381> to death<4194>, Her steps<6806> take<8551> hold<8551> of Sheol<7585>.
6She does not ponder<6424> the path<734> of life<2425>; Her ways<4570> are unstable<5128>, she does not know<3045> it.
7Now<6258> then, my sons<1121>, listen<8085> to me And do not depart<5493> from the words<561> of my mouth<6310>.
8Keep<7368> your way<1870> far<7368> from her And do not go<7126> near<7126> the door<6607> of her house<1004>,
9Or<6435> you will give<5414> your vigor<1935> to others<312> And your years<8141> to the cruel<394> one<394>;
10And strangers<2114> will be filled<7646> with your strength<3581> And your hard-earned<6089> goods<6089> will go to the house<1004> of an alien<5237>;
11And you groan<5098> at your final<319> end<319>, When your flesh<1320> and your body<7607> are consumed<3615>;
12And you say<559>, "How<349> I have hated<8130> instruction<4148>! And my heart<3820> spurned<5006> reproof<8433>!
13"I have not listened<8085> to the voice<6963> of my teachers<4175>, Nor<3808> inclined<5186> my ear<241> to my instructors<3925>!
14"I was almost<4592> in utter<3605> ruin<7451> In the midst<8432> of the assembly<6951> and congregation<5712>."
15Drink<8354> water<4325> from your own cistern<953> And fresh<5140> water<5140> from your own well<875>.
16Should your springs<4599> be dispersed<6327> abroad<2351>, Streams<6388> of water<4325> in the streets<7339>?
17Let them be yours alone<905> And not for strangers<2114> with you.
18Let your fountain<4726> be blessed<1288>, And rejoice<8055> in the wife<802> of your youth<5271>.
19As a loving<158> hind<355> and a graceful<2580> doe<3280>, Let her breasts<1717> satisfy<7301> you at all<3605> times<6256>; Be exhilarated<7686> always<8548> with her love<160>.
20For why<4100> should you, my son<1121>, be exhilarated<7686> with an adulteress<2114> And embrace<2263> the bosom<2436> of a foreigner<5237>?
21For the ways<1870> of a man<376> are before<5227> the eyes<5869> of the LORD<3068>, And He watches<6424> all<3605> his paths<4570>.
22His own iniquities<5771> will capture<3920> the wicked<7563>, And he will be held<8551> with the cords<2256> of his sin<2403>.
23He will die<4191> for lack<369> of instruction<4148>, And in the greatness<7230> of his folly<200> he will go<7686> astray<7686>.