Proverbs 23:25-28

Contemporary English Version

²⁵ Make your parents proud,
    especially your mother.

²⁶ My son, pay close attention,
and gladly follow
    my example.
²⁷ Bad women and unfaithful wives
    are like a deep pit—
²⁸ they are waiting to attack you
like a gang of robbers
    with victim after victim.