^{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,

^{11 Ref} And thou mourn at thy latter end, When thy flesh and thy body are consumed,

^{12 Ref} And say, How have I hated instruction, And my heart despised reproof;

^{13 Ref} Neither have I obeyed the voice of my teachers, Nor inclined mine ear to them that instructed me!

^{14 Ref} I was well-nigh in all evil In the midst of the assembly and congregation.

^{15 Ref} Drink waters out of thine own cistern, And running waters out of thine own well.

^{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.

^{11 Ref} You will groan at your latter end, When your flesh and your body are consumed,

^{12 Ref} And say, "How I have hated instruction, And my heart despised reproof;

^{13 Ref} Neither have I obeyed the voice of my teachers, Nor turned my ear to those who instructed me!

^{14 Ref} I have come to the brink of utter ruin, In the midst of the gathered assembly."

^{15 Ref} Drink water out of your own cistern, Running water out of your own well.