^{3 Ref} For the lips of a strange woman drop honey, And her mouth is smoother than oil:

^{4 Ref} But in the end she is bitter as wormwood, Sharp as a two-edged sword.

^{5 Ref} Her feet go down to death; Her steps take hold on Sheol;

^{6 Ref} So that she findeth not the level path of life: Her ways are unstable, `and' she knoweth `it' not.

^{7 Ref} Now therefore, `my' sons, hearken unto me, And depart not from the words of my mouth.

^{8 Ref} Remove thy way far from her, And come not nigh the door of her house;

^{9 Ref} Lest thou give thine honor unto others, And thy years unto the cruel;

^{10 Ref} Lest strangers be filled with thy strength, And thy labors `be' in the house of an alien,

^{3 Ref} For honey is dropping from the lips of the strange woman, and her mouth is smoother than oil;

^{4 Ref} But her end is bitter as wormwood, and sharp as a two-edged sword;

^{5 Ref} Her feet go down to death, and her steps to the underworld;

^{6 Ref} She never keeps her mind on the road of life; her ways are uncertain, she has no knowledge.

^{7 Ref} Give ear to me then, my sons, and do not put away my words from you.

^{8 Ref} Go far away from her, do not come near the door of her house;

^{9 Ref} For fear that you may give your honour to others, and your wealth to strange men:

^{10 Ref} And strange men may be full of your wealth, and the fruit of your work go to the house of others;

^{3 Ref} For the lips of an adulteress drip honey. Her mouth is smoother than oil,

^{4 Ref} But in the end she is as bitter as wormwood, And as sharp as a two-edged sword.

^{5 Ref} Her feet go down to death. Her steps lead straight to Sheol.

^{6 Ref} She gives no thought to the way of life. Her ways are crooked, and she doesn't know it.

^{7 Ref} Now therefore, my sons, listen to me. Don't depart from the words of my mouth.

^{8 Ref} Remove your way far from her. Don't come near the door of her house,

^{9 Ref} Lest you give your honor to others, And your years to the cruel one;

^{10 Ref} Lest strangers feast on your wealth, And your labors enrich another man's house.