To guard you against the strange woman, Against the foreigner who flatters with her words.
To deliver you from the strange woman, From the foreigner who flatters with her words,
The mouth of a strange woman is a deep pit; The one denounced by יהוה falls in there.
For why should you, my son, Be captivated by a strange woman, And embrace the bosom of a foreigner?
For the lips of a strange woman drip honey, And her mouth is smoother than oil;
To guard you against an evil woman, From the flattering tongue of a strange woman.
With her many words she leads him astray, With her smooth lips she seduces him.
Say to wisdom, “You are my sister,” And call understanding a close friend,
For at the window of my house I looked through my lattice,