17 And not for strangers with you.
18 Let your fountain be blessed, And rejoice with the wife of your youth –
19 A loving deer and a pleasant doe! Let her breasts satisfy you at all times. And be captivated by her love always.
20 For why should you, my son, Be captivated by a strange woman, And embrace the bosom of a foreigner?
21 For the ways of man Are before the eyes of יהוה, And He considers all his paths.
22 The wrong one is entrapped In his own crookednesses, And he is caught in the cords of his sin.
23 He dies for lack of discipline, And in the greatness of his folly He goes astray.