For on accountof a harlot[one is reduced] to a loafof bread,And an adulteresshuntsfor the preciouslife.
she calledto the menof her householdand saidto them, "See,he has broughtin a Hebrewto us to makesportof us; he camein to me to liewith me, and I screamed.
It cameabout aftertheseeventsthat his master'swifelookedwith desireat Joseph,and she said,"Liewith me."
Surelyshe lurksas a robber,And increasesthe faithlessamong men.
A manwho loveswisdommakeshis fatherglad,But he who keepscompanywith harlotswastes[his] wealth.
Scornersseta cityaflame,But wisementurnawayanger.
And strangerswill be filledwith your strengthAnd your hard-earnedgoods[will go] to the houseof an alien;
Oryou will giveyour vigorto othersAnd your yearsto the cruelone;
Can a mantakefirein his bosomAnd his clothesnot be burned?
Untilan arrowpiercesthroughhis liver;As a birdhastensto the snare,So he does not knowthat it [will cost him] his life.
and say,'Thussaysthe LordGOD,"Woeto the women who sew[magic] bandson allwristsand makeveilsfor the headsof [persons] of everystatureto huntdownlives!Will you huntdownthe livesof My people,but preservethe lives[of others] for yourselves?
Therefore,thussaysthe LordGOD,"Becauseyou have spokenfalsehoodand seena lie,thereforebehold,I am againstyou," declaresthe LordGOD.
but whenthissonof yourscame,who has devouredyour wealthwith prostitutes,you killedthe fattenedcalffor him.'
Everyonewho is leftin your housewill comeand bowdownto him for a pieceof silveror a loafof breadand say,"Pleaseassignme to oneof the priest'sofficesso that I may eata pieceof bread."'"
