3 Therefore, make thy life wisely, O my son, lest thy neighbour speak ill concerning thee.
4 For the way of the transgressor, it is soft, needing a light tread and without weight. And he that leaveth his footprint behind, his foolishness doth condemn him.
5 But whosoever sinneth with prudence, that man shall be exalted unto heaven, and his name, it shall exhale a perfume very sweet.
6 A damsel blusheth because of thee; verily, she is sick of love. If there be an asp in the house, embrace it; it were better this than that.
7 For the thongs with which thou thinkest to have bound her, fool! they are knotted about thyself.
8 The wages of sin is death, but a wife may be given even unto the righteous.
9 Beware of thy wife when she forgiveth thee. When she sayeth unto thee, What matter the wildness of thy young oats, then shalt thou take care.
10 Verily, she schemeth only that she may draw thee on. And whatsoever thou shalt say, that will she surely have up against thee.
11 Neither will she cease from reminding thee concerning all thy wickedness, digging up thine ill-sown fields continually.
12 For in this manner will she show thee how deep are the depths of thy vileness. And the forgiveness of so much, shall it not signify the largeness of her heart?