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l My son, keep your father's commandment,
l and forsake not your mother's teaching.
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m Bind them on your heart always;
n tie them around your neck.
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o When you walk, they 1 will lead you;
o when you lie down, they will p watch over you;
and when you awake, they will talk with you.
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For the commandment is q a lamp and the teaching a light,
and the r reproofs of discipline are the way of life,
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to preserve you from the evil woman, 2
from the smooth tongue of s the adulteress. 3
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t Do not desire her beauty in your heart,
and do not let her capture you with her u eyelashes;
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for v the price of a prostitute is only w a loaf of bread, 4
but a married woman 5 x hunts down a precious life.
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Can a man carry y fire next to his z chest
and his clothes not be burned?
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Or can one a walk on hot coals
and his feet not be scorched?
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So is he who goes in to his neighbor's wife;
none who touches her b will go unpunished.
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People do not despise a thief if he steals
to c satisfy his appetite when he is hungry,
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but d if he is caught, he will pay e sevenfold;
he will give all the goods of his house.
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He who commits adultery lacks sense;
he who does it destroys himself.
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He will get wounds and dishonor,
and his disgrace will not be wiped away.
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For f jealousy makes a man furious,
and he will not spare when g he takes revenge.
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He will accept no compensation;
he will refuse though you multiply gifts.