Wisdom cries aloud outside; she raises her voice in the open square:

She cries in the chief place of concourse, in the openings of the gates: in the city she utters her words, saying,

If you seek her as silver, and search for her as for hid treasures;

To deliver you from the immoral woman, even from the seductress who flatters with her words;

Who forsakes the companion of her youth, and forgets the covenant of her God.

For her house leads unto death, and her paths unto the dead.

None that go unto her return again, neither take they hold of the paths of life.

for she is more profitable than silver,
and her revenue is better than gold.

She is more precious than rubies: and all the things you can desire are not to be compared unto her.

Length of days is in her right hand; and in her left hand riches and honor.

Her ways are ways of pleasantness, and all her paths are peace.

She is a tree of life to them that lay hold upon her: and happy is everyone that retains her.

Forsake her not, and she shall preserve you: love her, and she shall keep you.

Exalt her, and she shall promote you: she shall bring you to honor, when you do embrace her.

Take fast hold of instruction; let her not go: keep her; for she is your life.

For the lips of an immoral woman drop as a honeycomb, and her mouth is smoother than oil:

But her end is bitter as wormwood, sharp as a two-edged sword.

Her feet go down to death; her steps take hold on sheol.

Lest you should ponder the path of life, her ways are unstable, that you can not know them.

Remove your way far from her, and come not near the door of her house:

Let her be as the loving deer and graceful doe; let her breasts satisfy you at all times; and be ravished always with her love.

Make yourself free, like the roe from the hand of the archer, and the bird from him who puts a net for her.

Go to the ant, you sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise:

Which no leader to her, scribe and ruler;

Provides her food in the summer, and gathers her food in the harvest.

Here are six things that the LORD hates seven, in fact, are detestable to him:

When you walk here and there, they will guide you;
when you lie down, they will watch over you;
when you wake up, they will talk to you.

To keep thee from the wicked woman, from the flattery of the tongue of her that is a stranger.

Lust not after her beauty in your heart; neither let her allure you with her eyelids.

So is he that goes in to his neighbor's wife; whosoever touches her shall not be innocent.

That they may keep you from the immoral woman, from the seductress who flatters with her words.

Passing through the street near her corner; and he went the way to her house,

And behold, there met him a woman with open tokens of a harlot. Only her heart was hid.

(She is loud and stubborn; her feet abide not in her house:

At times she was in the streets, at times in the market places,
Lurking and setting her ambush at every corner.

And she laid hold on him, and kissed him, She hath hardened her face, and saith to him,

With her enticing speech she caused him to yield, with the flattering of her lips she seduced him.

He goes after her immediately, as an ox goes to the slaughter, or as a fool to the correction of the stocks;

so long till she hath wounded his liver with her dart: like as if a bird hasted to the snare, not knowing that the peril of his life lieth thereupon.

Let not your heart turn aside to her ways, go not astray in her paths.

For she has cast down many wounded: yea, many strong men have been slain by her.

Her house is the way to sheol, going down to the chambers of death.

Does not wisdom cry? and understanding put forth her voice?

At the top of the highways, at the meeting of the roads, she takes her place;

Where the roads go into the town her cry goes out, at the doorways her voice is loud:

For wisdom is better than jewels, and all things which may be desired are nothing in comparison with her.

Wisdom has built her house, she has hewn out her seven pillars:

She has slaughtered her beasts; she has mixed her wine; she has also furnished her table.

She has sent forth her maidens: she cries upon the highest places of the city,

Whosoever is simple, let him turn in here: as for him that lacks understanding, she says to him,

For she sits at the door of her house, on a seat in the high places of the city,

calling out to those who are passing by her in the way, who go straight on their way.

Whosoever is simple, let him turn in here: and as for him that lacks understanding, she says to him,

But he knows not that the dead are there; and that her guests are in the depths of the grave.

A gracious and good woman attains honor,
And ruthless men attain riches [but not respect].

If the righteous receive what they are due here on earth, how much more will the wicked and the sinner.

A virtuous woman is a crown to her husband: but she that makes ashamed is like rottenness in his bones.

Every wise woman builds her house: but the foolish plucks it down with her hands.

Wisdom has her resting-place in the mind of the wise, but she is not seen among the foolish.

The hell with her pain is known to the LORD; how much more then the hearts of men?

A wise son makes a father glad,
But a foolish man despises his mother.

A troublous soul disquieteth herself; for her own mouth hath brought her thereto.

Better he that is slow to anger, than a hero, and he that ruleth his spirit, than he that captureth a city.

Let a bear robbed of her whelps meet a man, rather than a fool in his folly.

A foolish son is a grief to his father, and bitterness to her that bore him.

Death and life [are] in the {power} of the tongue, and those who love her will eat of her fruit.

The wrath of a king is a growl as of a young lion, And as dew on the herb his good-will.

O give ear unto good counsel, and be content to be reformed; that thou mayest be wise here after.

Hearken to thy father here, who begat thee, and despise not, when she is old, thy mother.

Let your father and your mother be glad, let her who gave you birth have joy.

Yes, she is waiting secretly like a beast for its food, and deceit by her is increased among men.

If you say, "Look here, we didn't know about this," doesn't God, who examines motives, discern it? Doesn't the one who guards your soul know about it? Won't he repay each person according to what he has done?

Here are some more proverbs from wise people: It isn't good to show partiality in judgment.

Here are some more proverbs by Solomon, which the men of Hezekiah, king of Judah, transcribed.

For better it is that it be said unto you, Come up here; than that you should be put lower in the presence of the prince whom your eyes have seen.

As the sparrow in her wandering, as the swallow in her flying, So the curse that is causeless alighteth not.

As a bird that wandereth from her nest, So is a man that wandereth from his place.

He that would restrain her restraineth the wind; And his right hand encountereth oil.

By the rebellion of a land, her rulers increase, but by a person of intelligence who knows justice, it will last.

So is the way of an adulterous woman; She eateth, and wipeth her mouth, And saith, I have done no wickedness.

For an odious woman when she is married; And a handmaid that is heir to her mistress.

The lizard taketh hold with her hands, Yet is she in kings palaces.

The lion, hero among beasts, which turneth aside from the face of no one;

A worthy woman who can find? For her price is far above rubies.

The heart of her husband trusteth in her, And he shall have no lack of gain.

She doeth him good and not evil All the days of her life.

She seeketh wool and flax, And worketh willingly with her hands.

She is like the merchant-ships; She bringeth her bread from afar.

She riseth also while it is yet night, And giveth food to her household, And their task to her maidens.

She considereth a field, and buyeth it; With the fruit of her hands she planteth a vineyard.

She girdeth her loins with strength, And maketh strong her arms.

She perceiveth that her merchandise is profitable: Her lamp goeth not out by night.

She layeth her hands to the distaff, And her hands hold the spindle.

She stretcheth out her hand to the poor; Yea, she reacheth forth her hands to the needy.

She is not afraid of the snow for her household; For all her household are clothed with scarlet.

She maketh for herself carpets of tapestry; Her clothing is fine linen and purple.

Her husband is known in the gates, When he sitteth among the elders of the land.

She makes linen robes and gets a price for them, and traders take her cloth bands for a price.

Strength and dignity are her clothing; And she laugheth at the time to come.

She openeth her mouth with wisdom; And the law of kindness is on her tongue.