1 My son, pay attention to my wisdom;listen closely to my understanding
2 so that you may maintain discretionand your lips safeguard knowledge.
3 Though the lips of the forbidden woman drip honeyand her words are smoother than oil,
4 in the end she’s as bitter as wormwood and as sharp as a double-edged sword.
5 Her feet go down to death;her steps head straight for Sheol.
6 She doesn’t consider the path of life;she doesn’t know that her ways are unstable.
7 So now, my sons, listen to me,and don’t turn away from the words of my mouth.