Go not after thy lusts;
And refrain thyself from thine appetites.
If thou give fully to thy soul the delight of her desire, she will make thee the laughingstock of thine enemies.
Make not merry in much luxury;
Neither be tied to the expense thereof.
Be not made a beggar by banqueting upon borrowing, when thou hast nothing in thy purse. A workman that is a drunkard shall not become rich.
He that despiseth small things
Shall fall by little and little.
Wine and women will make men of understanding to fall away: and he that cleaveth to harlots will be the more reckless. Moths and worms shall have him to heritage; and a reckless soul shall be taken away.
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Wisdom's Way with her Children