^{16 Ref} To deliver thee from the strange woman, From the stranger who hath made smooth her sayings,

^{17 Ref} Who is forsaking the guide of her youth, And the covenant of her God hath forgotten.

^{18 Ref} For her house hath inclined unto death, And unto Rephaim her paths.

^{19 Ref} None going in unto her turn back, Nor do they reach the paths of life.