^{24 Ref} To preserve thee from an evil woman, From the flattery of the tongue of a strange woman.

^{25 Ref} Desire not her beauty in thy heart, And let her not take thee with her eyelids.

^{26 Ref} For a harlot consumeth unto a cake of bread, And an adulteress the precious soul hunteth.

^{27 Ref} Doth a man take fire into his bosom, And are his garments not burnt?

²⁸ Doth a man walk on the hot coals, And are his feet not scorched?

^{29 Ref} So `is' he who hath gone in unto the wife of his neighbour, None who doth touch her is innocent.