She is a tree of life to those who take hold of her,
And happy are all who hold her fast.

Then he taught me and said to me,
“Let your heart hold fast my words;
Keep my commandments and live;

Take hold of instruction; do not let go.
Guard her, for she is your life.

Her feet go down to death,
Her steps take hold of Sheol.

His own iniquities will capture the wicked,
And he will be held with the cords of his sin.

Take his garment when he becomes surety for a stranger;
And for foreigners, hold him in pledge.

All day long he is craving,
While the righteous gives and does not hold back.

Do not hold back discipline from the child,
Although you strike him with the rod, he will not die.

Deliver those who are being taken away to death,
And those who are staggering to slaughter, Oh hold them back.

Take his garment when he becomes surety for a stranger;
And for an adulterous woman hold him in pledge.