^{24 Ref} To keep you from the immoral woman, From the flattery of the wayward wife's tongue.

^{25 Ref} Don't lust after her beauty in your heart, Neither let her captivate you with her eyelids.

^{26 Ref} For a prostitute reduces you to a piece of bread. The adulteress hunts for your precious life.

^{27 Ref} Can a man scoop fire into his lap, And his clothes not be burned?

²⁸ Or can one walk on hot coals, And his feet not be scorched?

^{29 Ref} So is he who goes in to his neighbor's wife. Whoever touches her will not be unpunished.