20 My son, keep thy father's commandment, and forsake not the law of thy mother: |
21 Bind them continually upon thine heart, and tie them about thy neck. |
22 When thou goest, it shall lead thee; when thou sleepest, it shall keep thee; and when thou awakest, it shall talk with thee. |
23 For the commandment is a lamp; and the law is light; and reproofs of instruction are the way of life: |
24 To keep thee from the evil woman, from the flattery of the tongue of a strange woman. |
25 Lust not after her beauty in thine heart; neither let her take thee with her eyelids. |
26 For by means of a whorish woman a man is brought to a piece of bread: and the adulteress will hunt for the precious life. |
27 Can a man take fire in his bosom, and his clothes not be burned? |
28 Can one go upon hot coals, and his feet not be burned? |
29 So he that goeth in to his neighbour's wife; whosoever toucheth her shall not be innocent. |
30 Men do not despise a thief, if he steal to satisfy his soul when he is hungry; |
31 But if he be found, he shall restore sevenfold; he shall give all the substance of his house. |
32 But whoso committeth adultery with a woman lacketh understanding: he that doeth it destroyeth his own soul. |
33 A wound and dishonour shall he get; and his reproach shall not be wiped away. |
34 For jealousy is the rage of a man: therefore he will not spare in the day of vengeance. |
35 He will not regard any ransom; neither will he rest content, though thou givest many gifts. |