The one who commitsadulterywith a womanis lackingsense;He who would destroyhimselfdoesit.
So Pharaohsaidto Joseph,"SinceGodhas informedyou of allthis,thereis nooneso discerningand wiseas you are.
"You shall not commitadultery.
On the lipsof the discerning,wisdomis found,But a rodis for the backof him wholacksunderstanding.
The lipsof the righteousfeedmany,But foolsdiefor lackof understanding.
He who despiseshis neighborlackssense,But a manof understandingkeepssilent.
He who tillshis landwill haveplentyof bread,But he who pursuesworthless[things] lackssense.
Makeyour earattentiveto wisdom,Inclineyour heartto understanding;
I passedby the fieldof the sluggardAnd by the vineyardof the manlackingsense,
Woundsand disgracehe will find,And his reproachwill not be blottedout.
And I sawamong the naive,[And] discernedamong the youthsA youngmanlackingsense,
"But he who sinsagainst me injureshimself;Allthose who hateme lovedeath."
"Whoeveris naive,let him turnin here!"To him wholacksunderstandingshe says,
Nowhearthis,O foolishand senselesspeople,Who have eyesbut do not see;Who have earsbut do not hear.
"They were well-fedlustyhorses,Eachoneneighingafterhis neighbor'swife.
"Castawayfrom you allyour transgressionswhichyou have committedand makeyourselves a newheartand a newspirit!For whywill you die,O houseof Israel?
[It is] your destruction,O Israel,That [you are] against Me, against your help.
Marriage[is to be held] in honoramongall,and the [marriage] bed[is to be] undefiled;for fornicatorsand adulterersGodwill judge.
