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Proverbs 5:3-11

3 For the lips of an adulteress drip honey And smoother than oil is her speech;

3 For the lips of the adulterous woman drip honey, and her speech is smoother than oil;

4 But in the end she is bitter as wormwood, Sharp as a two-edged sword.

4 but in the end she is bitter as gall, sharp as a double-edged sword.

5 Her feet go down to death, Her steps take hold of Sheol.

5 Her feet go down to death; her steps lead straight to the grave.

6 She does not ponder the path of life; Her ways are unstable, she does not know it.

6 She gives no thought to the way of life; her paths wander aimlessly, but she does not know it.

7 Now then, my sons, listen to me And do not depart from the words of my mouth.

7 Now then, my sons, listen to me; do not turn aside from what I say.

8 Keep your way far from her And do not go near the door of her house,

8 Keep to a path far from her, do not go near the door of her house,

9 Or you will give your vigor to others And your years to the cruel one;

9 lest you lose your honor to others and your dignity to one who is cruel,

10 And strangers will be filled with your strength And your hard-earned goods will go to the house of an alien;

10 lest strangers feast on your wealth and your toil enrich the house of another.

11 And you groan at your final end, When your flesh and your body are consumed;

11 At the end of your life you will groan, when your flesh and body are spent.