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Her feet go down to death;
    her steps follow the path to[a] Sheol;
she does not take heed to[b] the path of life;
    her ways wander, and she does not know it.

And now, O sons, listen to me,
    and do not depart from the words of my mouth.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 5:5 Heb lay hold of
  2. Proverbs 5:6 The meaning of the Hebrew word is uncertain

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