³ Do not spend your strength^[a] on women,
    your vigor on those who ruin kings.^(A)

²⁶ Many are the victims she has brought down;
    her slain are a mighty throng.
²⁷ Her house is a highway to the grave,
    leading down to the chambers of death.^(A)

⁹ lest you lose your honor to others
    and your dignity^[a] to one who is cruel,
¹⁰ lest strangers feast on your wealth
    and your toil enrich the house of another.^(A)
11 At the end of your life you will groan,
    when your flesh and body are spent.

     ¹¹ to prostitution;^(A)
old wine^(B) and new wine
    take away their understanding.^(C)