Look, it is useless to spread a net in full view of all the birds,

For a prostitute’s fee is only a loaf of bread,
but an adulteress goes after a precious life.

“I’ve made fellowship offerings;
today I’ve fulfilled my vows.

So I came out to meet you,
to search for you, and I’ve found you.

I’ve spread coverings on my bed—
richly colored linen from Egypt.

I’ve perfumed my bed
with myrrh, aloes, and cinnamon.

He who has knowledge uses few words; a man of understanding is of an excellent spirit.

It is a trap for a man to [speak a vow of consecration and] say rashly, “It is holy!”
And [not until] afterward consider [whether he can fulfill it].

Every man's lifestyle is proper in his own view, but the LORD weighs the heart.

You will vomit the little you’ve eaten
and waste your pleasant words.

for it is better for him to say to you, “Come up here!”
than to demote you in plain view of a noble.

Some people view themselves as pure, but haven't been cleansed from their own filth.

This is the way of an adulteress:
she eats and wipes her mouth
and says, “I’ve done nothing wrong.”

If you have been foolish by exalting yourself
or if you’ve been scheming,
put your hand over your mouth.