17. haughty eyes, a lying tongue,and hands that shed innocent blood,
18. a heart that devises wicked plans,feet that are swift to run to evil,
19. a false witness who pours out lies,and a person who spreads discord among family members.
20. My child, guard the commands of your fatherand do not forsake the instruction of your mother.
21. Bind them on your heart continually;fasten them around your neck.
22. When you walk about, they will guide you; when you lie down, they will watch over you;when you wake up, they will talk to you.
23. For the commandments are like a lamp,instruction is like a light,and rebukes of discipline are like the road leading to life,
24. by keeping you from the evil woman,from the smooth tongue of the loose woman.
25. Do not lust in your heart for her beauty,and do not let her captivate you with her alluring eyes;
26. for on account of a prostitute one is brought down to a loaf of bread,but the wife of another man preys on your precious life.
27. Can a man hold fire against his chestwithout burning his clothes?
28. Can a man walk on hot coalswithout scorching his feet?
29. So it is with the one who has sex with his neighbor’s wife;no one who touches her will escape punishment.
30. People do not despise a thief when he stealsto fulfill his need when he is hungry.
31. Yet if he is caught he must repay seven times over,he might even have to give all the wealth of his house.
32. A man who commits adultery with a woman lacks wisdom,whoever does it destroys his own life.
33. He will be beaten and despised,and his reproach will not be wiped away;