Chapter summary

A father advises his son to heed his wisdom and discretion in order to avoid the seductive speech of a forbidden woman whose path leads to death and Sheol. He warns the young man to stay far from her house to prevent losing his wealth, vigor, and reputation to strangers while bringing late-life regret for despising discipline and instruction. Instead, the text encourages finding satisfaction with one's own wife, likened to a loving deer and a private spring, rather than sharing one's life with strangers. Finally, it notes that a man's ways are observed by the Lord, and that the wicked man ultimately becomes trapped and dies by his own sin and lack of discipline.

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