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5:1  My son, pay attention to my wisdom; listen to my words of understanding.
5:2  Be careful to use good sense, and watch what you say.
5:3  The words of another man’s wife may seem sweet as honey; they may be as smooth as olive oil.
5:4  But in the end she will bring you sorrow, causing you pain like a two-edged sword.
5:5  She is on the way to death; her steps are headed straight to the grave.
5:6  She gives little thought to life. She doesn’t even know that her ways are wrong.
5:7  Now, my sons, listen to me, and don’t ignore what I say.
5:8  Stay away from such a woman. Don’t even go near the door of her house,
5:9  or you will give your riches to others, and the best years of your life will be given to someone cruel.
5:10  Strangers will enjoy your wealth, and what you worked so hard for will go to someone else.
5:11  You will groan at the end of your life when your health is gone.
5:12  Then you will say, “I hated being told what to do! I would not listen to correction!
5:13  I would not listen to my teachers or pay attention to my instructors.
5:14  I came close to being completely ruined in front of a whole group of people.”
5:15  Be faithful to your own wife, just as you drink water from your own well.
5:16  Don’t pour your water in the streets; don’t give your love to just any woman.
5:17  These things are yours alone and shouldn’t be shared with strangers.
5:18  Be happy with the wife you married when you were young. She gives you joy, as your fountain gives you water.
5:19  She is as lovely and graceful as a deer. Let her love always make you happy; let her love always hold you captive.
5:20  My son, don’t be held captive by a woman who takes part in adultery. Don’t fondle a woman who is not your wife.
5:21  The Lord sees everything you do, and he watches where you go.
5:22  An evil man will be caught in his wicked ways; the ropes of his sins will tie him up.
5:23  He will die because he does not control himself, and he will be held captive by his foolishness.