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For the commandment is a lamp, and the teaching [of the law] is light,
And reproofs (rebukes) for discipline are the way of life,^(A)
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To keep you from the evil woman,
From [the flattery of] the smooth tongue of an immoral woman.
²⁵ 
Do not desire (lust after) her beauty in your heart,
Nor let her capture you with her eyelashes.
²⁶ 
For on account of a prostitute one is reduced to a piece of bread [to be eaten up],
And the immoral woman hunts [with a hook] the precious life [of a man].
²⁷ 
Can a man take fire to his chest
And his clothes not be burned?
²⁸ 
Or can a man walk on hot coals
And his feet not be scorched?
²⁹ 
So is the one who goes in to his neighbor’s wife;
Whoever touches her will not be found innocent or go unpunished.
³⁰ 
People do not despise a thief if he steals
To satisfy himself when he is hungry;
³¹ 
But when he is found, he must repay seven times [what he stole];
He must give all the property of his house [if necessary to meet his fine].
³² 
But whoever commits adultery with a woman lacks common sense and sound judgment and an understanding [of moral principles];
He who would destroy his soul does it.
³³ 
Wounds and disgrace he will find,
And his reproach (blame) will not be blotted out.
³⁴ 
For jealousy enrages the [wronged] husband;
He will not spare [the guilty one] on the day of vengeance.
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He will not accept any ransom [offered to buy him off from demanding full punishment];
Nor will he be satisfied though you offer him many gifts (bribes).