^{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.

^{30 Ref} Men don't despise a thief, If he steals to satisfy himself when he is hungry:

^{31 Ref} But if he is found, he shall restore seven times. He shall give all the wealth of his house.

^{32 Ref} He who commits adultery with a woman is void of understanding. He who does it destroys his own soul.