because the price of a whore is a loaf of bread, and an adulterous woman stalks a man's precious life.

The Lord is far from sinners, but his ear is open to the prayer of the upright.

The man whose ear is open to the teaching of life will have his place among the wise.

Most men make no secret of their kind acts: but where is a man of good faith to be seen?

For a whore is a deep ditch; and a strange woman is a narrow pit.

Where is woe? Where is sorrow? Where is strife? Where is brawling? Where are wounds without cause? Where be red eyes?

Do not rejoice and gloat when your enemy falls,
And do not let your heart be glad [in self-righteousness] when he stumbles,

A wise correction to a receptive ear
is like a gold ring or an ornament of gold.

A maul, and a sword, and a sharp arrow, is a man that beareth false witness against his neighbour.

As for the man whose ear is turned away from hearing the law, even his prayer is disgusting.

It is not for kings, O Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine; Nor for princes to say , Where is strong drink?