⁴ Say unto wisdom, Thou art my sister;
And call understanding thy ^[a]kinswoman:
⁵ That they may keep thee from the strange woman,
From the foreigner that ^[b]flattereth with her words.

²¹ With her much fair speech she causeth him to yield;
With the flattering of her lips she forceth him along.

²⁸ A lying tongue hateth those whom it hath ^[a]wounded;
And a flattering mouth worketh ruin.

²³ He that rebuketh a man shall afterward find more favor
Than he that flattereth with the tongue.

⁵ A man that flattereth his neighbor
Spreadeth a net for his steps.