Say to wisdom, “You are my sister,” and to insight, “You are my relative.”
If only you were to me like a brother, who was nursed at my mother’s breasts! Then, if I found you outside, I would kiss you, and no one would despise me.
if I say to corruption, ‘You are my father,’ and to the worm, ‘My mother’ or ‘My sister,’
Bind them on your fingers; write them on the tablet of your heart.
They will keep you from the adulterous woman, from the wayward woman with her seductive words.