16 There are wsix things that the Lord hates,
seven that are an abomination to him:
17 haughty eyes, a lying tongue,
and hands that shed innocent blood,
18 a heart that devises wicked plans,
xfeet that make haste to run to evil,
19 a false witness who ybreathes out lies,
and one who sows discord among brothers.
23 For the commandment is a elamp and the teaching a light,
and the freproofs of gdiscipline are the way of life,
24 hto preserve you from the evil woman,1
from the smooth tongue of the adulteress.2
25 Do not desire her beauty in your heart,
and do not let her capture you iwith her eyelashes;
26 for the price of a prostitute is only a loaf of bread,3
but a married woman4 hunts down a precious life.
27 Can a man carry jfire next to his chest
and his clothes not be burned?
28 Or can one walk on hot coals
and his feet not be scorched?
29 So is he who goes in to khis neighbor’s wife;
none who touches her will go unpunished.
30 People do not despise a thief if he steals
to satisfy his appetite when he is hungry,
31 but lif he is caught, he will pay msevenfold;
he will give all the goods of his house.
32 He who ncommits adultery lacks sense;
he who does it destroys himself.
33 He will get wounds and dishonor,
and his disgrace will not be wiped away.
34 For ojealousy makes a man furious,
and he will not spare when he takes revenge.
35 He will accept no compensation;
he will refuse though you multiply gifts.
