1 My son,
2 so that you may act with foresight
3 The lips of an adulterous woman drip with honey.
4 but in the end she is as bitter as wormwood,
5 Her feet descend to death.
6 She doesn’t even think about the path of life.
7 But now, sons,
8 Stay far away from her.
9 Either you will surrender your reputation to others
10 or strangers will benefit from your strength
11 Then you will groan when your end comes,
12 “Oh, how I hated discipline!
13 I didn’t listen to what my teachers said to me,
14 I almost reached total ruin
15 Drink water out of your own cistern
16 Why should water flow out of your spring?
17 They should be yours alone,
18 Let your own fountain be blessed,
19 a loving doe and a graceful deer.
20 Why should you, my son,
21 Each person’s ways are clearly seen by the Lord,
22 A wicked person will be trapped by his own wrongs,
23 He will die for his lack of discipline