²⁸ She hides and waits like a robber,
    eager to make more men unfaithful.

¹² She is often in the streets and markets,
    soliciting at every corner.

¹¹     to worship other gods.

“Wine has robbed my people
    of their understanding.

² “Look at the shrines on every hilltop.
    Is there any place you have not been defiled
    by your adultery with other gods?
You sit like a prostitute beside the road waiting for a customer.
    You sit alone like a nomad in the desert.
You have polluted the land with your prostitution
    and your wickedness.

¹⁴ The mouth of an immoral woman is a dangerous trap;
    those who make the Lord angry will fall into it.

²² He followed her at once,
    like an ox going to the slaughter.
He was like a stag caught in a trap,^[a]
23     awaiting the arrow that would pierce its heart.
He was like a bird flying into a snare,
    little knowing it would cost him his life.

²⁴ So listen to me, my sons,
    and pay attention to my words.
²⁵ Don’t let your hearts stray away toward her.
    Don’t wander down her wayward path.
²⁶ For she has been the ruin of many;
    many men have been her victims.
²⁷ Her house is the road to the grave.^[b]
    Her bedroom is the den of death.