Proverbs 5:7-9

New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition

⁷And now, my child,^[a] listen to me,
    and do not depart from the words of my mouth.
⁸Keep your way far from her,
    and do not go near the door of her house;
⁹or you will give your honour to others,
    and your years to the merciless,

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Proverbs 5:7 Gk Vg: Heb children

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