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26 My son, give me your heart,
    and let your eyes observe[a] my ways.
27 For a harlot is a deep pit;
    an adventuress is a narrow well.
28 She lies in wait like a robber
    and increases the faithless among men.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 23:26 Another reading is delight in

He who loves wisdom makes his father glad,
    but one who keeps company with harlots squanders his substance.

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