Let us swallow them alive like Sheol,
Even whole, as those who go down to the pit;

If you seek her as silver
And search for her as for hidden treasures;

For whom the Lord loves He reproves,
Even as a father corrects the son in whom he delights.

But in the end she is bitter as wormwood,
Sharp as a two-edged sword.

As a loving hind and a graceful doe,
Let her breasts satisfy you at all times;
Be exhilarated always with her love.

Keep my commandments and live,
And my teaching as the apple of your eye.

And behold, a woman comes to meet him,
Dressed as a harlot and cunning of heart.

Suddenly he follows her
As an ox goes to the slaughter,
Or as one in fetters to the discipline of a fool,

Until an arrow pierces through his liver;
As a bird hastens to the snare,
So he does not know that it will cost him his life.

Then I was beside Him, as a master workman;
And I was daily His delight,
Rejoicing always before Him,

The tongue of the righteous is as choice silver,
The heart of the wicked is worth little.

He who goes about as a talebearer reveals secrets,
But he who is trustworthy conceals a matter.

As a ring of gold in a swine’s snout
So is a beautiful woman who lacks discretion.

The way of the lazy is as a hedge of thorns,
But the path of the upright is a highway.

The spirit of a man can endure his sickness,
But as for a broken spirit who can bear it?

He who goes about as a slanderer reveals secrets,
Therefore do not associate with a gossip.

The way of a guilty man is crooked,
But as for the pure, his conduct is upright.

A wicked man displays a bold face,
But as for the upright, he makes his way sure.

For as he thinks within himself, so he is.
He says to you, “Eat and drink!”
But his heart is not with you.

Surely she lurks as a robber,
And increases the faithless among men.

Do not say, “Thus I shall do to him as he has done to me;
I will render to the man according to his work.”

Then your poverty will come as a robber
And your want like an armed man.

As the heavens for height and the earth for depth,
So the heart of kings is unsearchable.

Answer a fool as his folly deserves,
That he not be wise in his own eyes.

As the door turns on its hinges,
So does the sluggard on his bed.

As in water face reflects face,
So the heart of man reflects man.

The wicked flee when no one is pursuing,
But the righteous are bold as a lion.