⁸ Passing on in the street, near her corner, And the way `to' her house he doth step,

¹ And Samson goeth to Gaza, and seeth there a woman, a harlot, and goeth in unto her;

² and it cometh to pass, at evening-time, that David riseth from off his couch, and walketh up and down on the roof of the king's house, and seeth from the roof a woman bathing, and the woman `is' of very good appearance,

³ and David sendeth and inquireth about the woman, and saith, `Is not this Bath-Sheba, daughter of Eliam, wife of Uriah the Hittite?'

¹⁴ Into the path of the wicked enter not, And be not happy in a way of evil doers.

¹⁵ Avoid it, pass not over into it, Turn aside from it, and pass on.

⁸ Keep far from off her thy way, And come not near unto the opening of her house,

¹² Now in an out-place, now in broad places, And near every corner she lieth in wait) --

¹⁸ flee the whoredom; every sin -- whatever a man may commit -- is without the body, and he who is committing whoredom, against his own body doth sin.

²² and the youthful lusts flee thou, and pursue righteousness, faith, love, peace, with those calling upon the Lord out of a pure heart;

²³ and some in fear save ye, out of the fire snatching, hating even the coat from the flesh spotted.