²⁴ to preserve you from the wife of another,^[a]
    from the smooth tongue of the adulteress.^[b](A)

⁵ that they may keep you from the loose woman,^[a]
    from the adulteress^[b] with her smooth words.^(A)

³ For the lips of a loose woman^[a] drip honey,
    and her speech is smoother than oil,^(A)