Proverbs 5

1My sonH1121, attend unto my wisdomH2451; inclineH5186 thine earH241 to my understandingH8394: 2That thou mayest preserveH5341 discretionH4209, and that thy lipsH8193 may keepH8104 knowledgeH1847. 3For the lipsH8193 of a strangeH2114 womanH2114 drop honeyH5317, and herH3588 mouthH2441 is smootherH2509 thanH3588 oilH8081: 4But her latterH319 endH319 is bitterH4751 as wormwoodH3939, sharpH2299 as a two-edgedH6310 swordH2719. 5HerH3381 feetH7272 goH3381 downH3381 to deathH4194; herH3381 stepsH6806 takeH3381 holdH8551 on SheolH7585; 6SoH6435 that sheH3808 findeth notH3808 the levelH6424 pathH734 of lifeH2416: herH3045 waysH734 are unstableH5128 and sheH3808 knoweth it notH3808. 7NowH6258 therefore, my sonsH1121, hearken unto meH1121, and departH5493 notH408 from the wordsH561 of my mouthH6310. 8RemoveH7368 thy wayH1870 farH7368 from herH413, and comeH7126 notH408 nigh the doorH6607 of herH413 houseH1004: 9LestH6435 thou giveH5414 thine honour unto othersH312, and thy yearsH8141 unto the cruelH394: 10LestH6435 strangersH2114 be filledH7646 with thy strengthH3581; and thy labours be in the houseH1004 of an alienH5237; 11And thou mourn at thy latterH319 endH319, when thy fleshH1320 and thy bodyH1320 are consumedH3615, 12And sayH559, HowH349 have I hatedH8130 instructionH4148, and my heartH3820 despisedH5006 reproofH8433; 13NeitherH3808 have I obeyedH8085 the voiceH6963 of my teachersH3925, norH3808 inclinedH5186 mine earH241 to them that instructedH3384 meH6963! 14I was well nigh in allH3605 evilH7451 in the midstH8432 of the congregationH5712 and assemblyH6951. 15DrinkH8354 watersH4325 outH4325 of thine own cisternH953, and running watersH4325 outH4325 of thine own wellH875. 16Should thy springsH4599 be dispersedH6327 abroadH2351, and rivers of waterH4325 in the streetsH2351? 17LetH1961 them be for thyself aloneH905, and notH369 for strangersH2114 with thee. 18LetH8055 thy fountainH4726 be blessedH1288; and rejoiceH8055 in the wifeH802 of thy youthH5271. 19As a lovingH158 hind and a pleasant doeH3280, letH6256 herH3605 breastsH1717 satisfyH7301 thee at allH3605 timesH6256; and be thou ravished alwaysH8548 with herH3605 loveH160. 20For whyH4100 shouldest thou, my sonH1121, be ravished with a strangeH2114 womanH5237, and embraceH2263 the bosomH2436 of a strangerH5237? 21For the waysH1870 of manH376 are beforeH5869 the eyesH5869 of the LORDH3068, and he maketh levelH6424 allH3605 his pathsH4570. 22His own iniquitiesH5771 shall takeH3920 the wickedH7563, and he shall be holden with the cordsH2256 of his sinH2403. 23He shall dieH4191 for lackH369 of instructionH4148; and in the greatnessH7230 of his follyH200 he shall goH7686 astrayH7686.