17 Hair that fulfilleth the young man's desire; and teeth white as ivory, set out in order. All these things and more also shalt thou buy with the money thy father doth get of his labour.
18 ¶ Bring up thy mother in the way she should go and restrain her continually. Else shall she hold thee up before the young man's eyes without ceasing, wherefore thou shalt surely lose him.
19 Consider the worm. It sitteth on its hook in a quiet place, nor followeth after the fish. Nay, rather doth it entice him because it sitteth aloof. Do thou, therefore, in like manner.
20 ¶ When a young man speaketh unto thee concerning a miracle that hath saved him his life, then open thine eyes into his, and call him wonderful.
21 For in this manner shalt thou remove the credit of it from the miracle and he will believe thy words. And he will perceive in thee a multitude of charms that erstwhile had been hid.
22 ¶ When a young man embraceth thee, say not unto him that he is the first for to do it; else will he think that thou speakest lies; or, if he believe thee, assuredly he will look for the reason of it.
23 Nay, catch up thy breath in thy throat, and gasp as a bird being strangled, saying unto him, Oh, Timothy (if such his name shall be), assuredly art thou the first that hath kissed my lips like that!
24 For then will he believe thee, and thy words will stir him mightily. For flattery of the subtil kind, it worketh a man; but woman, she liketh it very thick.
25 ¶ Choose not a man to husband thee according to his means alone, but according to his meanness shalt thou choose him also. For how shall it profit thee that his pocket be deep, if thine arm be too short for to fathom it.
26 Neither shalt thou choose him by the stars that he doth wear upon his arm; for thou makest choice of an husband and not of a liquid to drink.