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For the price of a prostitute reduces one to a loaf of bread, And an adulteress hunts for a precious life.

For jealousy enrages a man, And he will not have compassion on the day of vengeance.

For at the window of my house I looked out through my lattice,

"For my husband is not at home; He has gone on a long journey.

For many are the victims she has brought to ruin, And numerous are all those slaughtered by her.

"Listen, for I will speak noble things; And the opening of my lips will reveal right things.

"For my mouth will proclaim truth; And wickedness is an abomination to my lips.

"For wisdom is better than jewels; And all desirable things cannot compare with her.

When He set a boundary for the sea So that the water would not violate His command, When He marked out the foundations of the earth;

"Now then, sons, listen to me, For blessed are those who keep my ways.

"For one who finds me finds life, And obtains favor from the LORD.

One who corrects a scoffer gets dishonor for himself, And one who rebukes a wicked person gets insults for himself.

For by me your days will be multiplied, And years of life will be added to you.

If you are wise, you are wise for yourself, And if you scoff, you alone will suffer from it.

On the lips of the discerning, wisdom is found, But a rod is for the back of him who has no sense.

The lips of the righteous feed many, But fools die for lack of understanding.

The way of the LORD is a stronghold for the upright, But ruin to the workers of injustice.

When things go well for the righteous, the city rejoices, And when the wicked perish, there is joyful shouting.

One who is a guarantor for a stranger will certainly suffer for it, But one who hates being a guarantor is secure.

The words of the wicked wait in ambush for blood, But the mouth of the upright will rescue them.