1  My son, be ^tattentive to my wisdom;

incline your ear to my understanding,

2  that you may keep discretion,

and ^uyour lips may guard knowledge.

3  ^vFor the lips of a forbidden¹ woman drip honey,

and ^wher speech² is smoother than oil,

4  but in the end she is bitter as wormwood,

sharp as a two-edged sword.