23 ^aFor the commandment is a lamp,
And the law a light;
Reproofs of instruction are the way of life, ‡

24 ^aTo keep you from the evil woman,
From the flattering tongue of a seductress. ‡

26 For ^aby means of a harlot
A man is reduced to a crust of bread;
^bAnd¹ an adulteress will ^cprey upon his precious life. ‡

27 Can a man take fire to his bosom,
And his clothes not be burned?