²⁶ Give me your heart, my son,
    and keep your eyes fixed on my ways,
²⁷ because a prostitute is a deep pit,
    and the adulterous^[a] woman a narrow well.
²⁸ Surely she lies in wait like a bandit,
    increasing those who are faithless among mankind.

³ The man who loves wisdom brings joy to his father,
    but anyone who consorts with immoral women squanders his wealth.