13 The lazy one says, “There is a lion outside! I am going to be killed in the streets!”
14 The mouth of a strange woman is a deep pit; The one denounced by יהוה falls in there.
15 Folly is bound up in the heart of a child; The rod of discipline drives it far from him.
16 One oppresses the poor to increase his wealth, Another gives to the rich, only to come to poverty.
17 Incline your ear and hear the words of the wise, And apply your heart to my knowledge;
18 For they are pleasant If you guard them within you; Let all of them be ready on your lips.
19 I caused you to know today, even you: