Leeser(i)
20 Keep, O my son, the commandment of thy father, and reject not the teaching of thy mother:
21 Bind them upon thy heart continually, tie them about thy throat.
22 When thou walkest, it shall lead thee; when thou liest down, it shall watch over thee; and when thou art awake, it shall converse with thee.
23 For the commandment is a lamp, and the law is light; and the way of life are the admonitions of correction:
24 To guard thee against a bad woman, from the flattery of an alien tongue.
25 Covet not her beauty in thy heart, and let her not conquer thee with her eyelids.
26 For by means of a harlot one is brought down to the last loaf of bread: and an adulterous woman will even hunt for the precious life,
27 Can a man gather up fire in his lap, and shall his clothes not be burnt?
28 Can a man walk along upon hot coals, and shall his feet not be burnt?
29 So it is with him that goeth in to his neighbor’s wife: no one that toucheth her shall remain unpunished.
30 Men do not despise the thief, if he steal, to gratify his craving when he is hungry:
31 And if he be found, he must pay sevenfold; all the wealth his house must he give.
32 But whoso committeth adultery with a woman lacketh sense: he that is the destroyer of his soul, will alone do this.
33 Plague and disgrace will he meet with; and his reproach will not be blotted out.
34 For jealousy is the fury of a husband, and he will not spare on the day of vengeance.
35 He will not regard the appearance of any ransom; and he will not be content, though thou give ever so many bribes.