Proverbs 5:5-10 in English

⁵ Her feet go down to death; Her steps take hold on Sheol;

⁶ So that she findeth not the level path of life: Her ways are unstable, and she knoweth it not.

⁷ Now therefore, my sons, hearken unto me, And depart not from the words of my mouth.

⁸ Remove thy way far from her, And come not nigh the door of her house;

⁹ Lest thou give thine honor unto others, And thy years unto the cruel;

¹⁰ Lest strangers be filled with thy strength, And thy labors be in the house of an alien,

⁵ For the feet of folly lead those who deal with her down to the grave with death; and her steps are not established.

⁶ For she goes not upon the paths of life; but her ways are slippery, and not easily known.

⁷ Now then, my son, hear me, and make not my words of none effect.

⁸ Remove thy way far from her; draw not near to the doors of her house:

⁹ lest thou give away thy life to others, and thy substance to the merciless:

¹⁰ lest strangers be filled with thy strength, and thy labours come into the houses of strangers;

⁵ Her feet go down to death; her steps take hold on hell.

⁶ Lest thou shouldest ponder the path of life, her ways are moveable, that thou canst not know them.

⁷ Hear me now therefore, O ye children, and depart not from the words of my mouth.

⁸ Remove thy way far from her, and come not nigh the door of her house:

⁹ Lest thou give thine honour unto others, and thy years unto the cruel:

¹⁰ Lest strangers be filled with thy wealth; and thy labours be in the house of a stranger;

⁵ Her feet go down to death; her steps take hold on hell.

⁶ Lest thou shouldest ponder the path of life, her ways are moveable, that thou canst not know them.

⁷ Hear me now therefore, O ye children, and depart not from the words of my mouth.

⁸ Remove thy way far from her, and come not nigh the door of her house:

⁹ Lest thou give thine honour unto others, and thy years unto the cruel:

¹⁰ Lest strangers be filled with thy wealth; and thy labours be in the house of a stranger;

⁵ For the feet of folly lead those who deal with her down to the grave with death; and her steps are not established.

⁶ For she goes not upon the paths of life; but her ways are slippery, and not easily known.

⁷ Now then, my son, hear me, and make not my words of none effect.

⁸ Remove your way far from her; draw not near to the doors of her house:

⁹ lest you give away your life to others, and your substance to the merciless:

¹⁰ lest strangers be filled with your strength, and your labors come into the houses of strangers;

⁵ Her feet go down to death; her steps take hold on Sheol;

⁶ So that she findeth not the level path of life: her ways are unstable and she knoweth it not.

⁷ Now therefore, my sons, hearken unto me, and depart not from the words of my mouth.

⁸ Remove thy way far from her, and come not nigh the door of her house:

⁹ Lest thou give thine honour unto others, and thy years unto the cruel:

¹⁰ Lest strangers be filled with thy strength; and thy labours be in the house of an alien;

⁵ If you go where she goes MTY, you will go down to where the dead people are. Her steps will lead you straight to the grave.

⁶ She is not concerned about the roads that lead to a long life. She walks down a crooked path, and she does not realize that she is on the wrong road.

⁷ So now, my sons, listen to me. ◄Never turn aside from/always remember► LIT what I am about to tell you.

⁸ Run away from immoral women! Do not go near the doors of their houses!

⁹ If you enter the home of one of them, you will lose your ◄self-respect/good reputation► and that woman's husband will not act mercifully toward you; he will kill you and take everything that you have acquired during your life!

¹⁰ Foreigners will take your money, and all the good things that you have worked for will ◄end up in their hands/become their possessions►.

⁵ For the feet of folly lead those who deal with her down to the grave with death; and her steps are not established.

⁶ For she goes not upon the paths of life; but her ways are slippery, and not easily known.

⁷ Now then, my son, hear me, and make not my words of none effect.

⁸ Remove your way far from her; draw not near to the doors of her house:

⁹ lest you give away your life to others, and your substance to the merciless:

¹⁰ lest strangers be filled with your strength, and your labours come into the houses of strangers;

⁵ Her feet go down to death. Her steps lead straight to Sheol.

⁶ She gives no thought to the way of life. Her ways are crooked, and she doesn’t know it.

⁷ Now therefore, my sons, listen to me. Don’t depart from the words of my mouth.

⁸ Remove your way far from her. Don’t come near the door of her house,

⁹ lest you give your honor to others, and your years to the cruel one;

¹⁰ lest strangers feast on your wealth, and your labors enrich another man’s house.

⁵ Her feet go down to death. Her steps lead straight to Sheol.

⁶ She gives no thought to the way of life. Her ways are crooked, and she doesn’t know it.

⁷ Now therefore, my sons, listen to me. Don’t depart from the words of my mouth.

⁸ Remove your way far from her. Don’t come near the door of her house,

⁹ lest you give your honor to others, and your years to the cruel one;

¹⁰ lest strangers feast on your wealth, and your labors enrich another man’s house.

⁵ Her feet go down to death. Her steps lead straight to Sheol.

⁶ She gives no thought to the way of life. Her ways are crooked, and she doesn’t know it.

⁷ Now therefore, my sons, listen to me. Don’t depart from the words of my mouth.

⁸ Remove your way far from her. Don’t come near the door of her house,

⁹ lest you give your honour to others, and your years to the cruel one;

¹⁰ lest strangers feast on your wealth, and your labours enrich another man’s house.

⁵ Her feet go down to death, and her steps to the underworld;

⁶ She never keeps her mind on the road of life; her ways are uncertain, she has no knowledge.

⁷ Give ear to me then, my sons, and do not put away my words from you.

⁸ Go far away from her, do not come near the door of her house;

⁹ For fear that you may give your honour to others, and your wealth to strange men:

¹⁰ And strange men may be full of your wealth, and the fruit of your work go to the house of others;

⁵ Her feet go down to death; her steps take hold on Sheol.

⁶ Lest she should ponder the path of life, her ways wander, she knoweth not whither.

⁷ And now, children, hearken unto me, and depart not from the words of my mouth.

⁸ Remove thy way far from her, and come not nigh the door of her house:

⁹ lest thou give thine honour unto others, and thy years unto the cruel;

¹⁰ lest strangers be filled with thy wealth, and the fruits of thy toil come into the house of a stranger;

⁵ Her feet go down into death, and her steps go in as far as hell.

⁶ They walk not by the path of life, her steps are wandering, and unaccountable.

⁷ Now therefore, my son, hear me, and depart not from the words of my mouth.

⁸ Remove thy way far from her, and come not nigh the doors of her house.

⁹ Give not thy honour to strangers, and thy years to the cruel.

¹⁰ Lest strangers be filled with thy strength, and thy labours be in another man’s house,

⁵ She leads you down to death; she takes you down to the grave.

⁶ She doesn't follow the path that leads to life—she wanders away and doesn't even know she's lost.

⁷ Now, my son, listen to me; don't reject what I have taught you.

⁸ Stay far away from her! Don't go near the door of her house!

⁹ Otherwise you'll surrender your honor to others, and your character to cruel people.

¹⁰ Strangers will spend your wealth; everything you've worked for will go to someone else.

⁵ Her feete goe downe to death, and her steps take holde on hell.

⁶ She weigheth not the way of life: her paths are moueable: thou canst not knowe them.

⁷ Heare yee me nowe therefore, O children, and depart not from the wordes of my mouth.

⁸ Keepe thy way farre from her, and come not neere the doore of her house,

⁹ Least thou giue thine honor vnto others, and thy yeeres to the cruell:

¹⁰ Least the stranger should be silled with thy strength, and thy labours bee in the house of a stranger,

⁵ Her feet go down to death; her steps take hold on the nether-world;

⁶ Lest she should walk the even path of life, her ways wander, but she knoweth it not.

⁷ Now therefore, O ye children, hearken unto me, and depart not from the words of my mouth.

⁸ Remove thy way far from her, and come not nigh the door of her house;

⁹ Lest thou give thy vigour unto others, and thy years unto the cruel;

¹⁰ Lest strangers be filled with thy strength, and thy labours be in the house of an alien;

⁵ Her feet go down to death; Her steps take hold on hell.

⁶ Lest thou shouldest ponder the path of life, Her ways are moveable, that thou canst not know them.

⁷ Hear me now therefore, O ye children, And depart not from the words of my mouth.

⁸ Remove thy way far from her, And come not nigh the door of her house:

⁹ Lest thou give thine honour unto others, And thy years unto the cruel:

¹⁰ Lest strangers be filled with thy wealth; And thy labours be in the house of a stranger;

⁵ Her feet go down to death, her steps take firm hold on the nether world:

⁶ So that she cannot balance the path of life; her tracks are unsteady, and she knoweth it not.

⁷ And now, O ye children, hearken unto me, and depart not from the sayings of my mouth.

⁸ Remove far from her thy way, and come not nigh to the door of her house;

⁹ That thou mayest not give up unto others thy vigor, and thy years unto the cruel;

¹⁰ That strangers may not satisfy themselves with thy strength, and with thy exertions, in the house of an alien:

⁵ For the feet of folly lead Those who deal with her down to the grave with death; And her steps are not established.

⁶ For she goes not upon the paths of life; But her ways are slippery, and not easily known.

⁷ Now then, my son, hear me, And make not my words of none effect.

⁸ Remove thy way far from her; Draw not near to the doors of her house:

⁹ Lest thou give away thy life to others, And thy substance to the merciless:

¹⁰ Lest strangers be filled with thy strength, And thy labors come into the houses of strangers;

⁵ Her feet go down to death; Her steps lay hold of the under-world.

⁶ That she may not ponder the way of life, Her paths waver when she heedeth it not.

⁷ Hear me now, therefore, O children! And turn not away from the words of my mouth!

⁸ Remove thy way far from her. And come not nigh the door of her house:

⁹ Lest thou give thy bloom to others, And thy years to a cruel one;

¹⁰ Lest strangers be filled with thy wealth, And thine earnings be in the house of an alien;

⁵ Her feet go down to death. Her steps lead straight to Sheol ·Place of the dead·.

⁶ She gives no thought to the way of life. Her ways are crooked, and she does not know it.

⁷ Now therefore, my sons, sh'ma ·hear obey· me. Don’t depart from the words of my mouth.

⁸ Remove your way far from her. Don’t come near the door of her house,

⁹ lest you give your honor to others, and your years to the cruel one;

¹⁰ lest strangers feast on your wealth, and your labors enrich another man’s house.

⁵ Her feet go down to death; her steps go all the way to Sheol.

⁶ She gives no thought to the path of life. Her footsteps wander; she does not know where she is going.

⁷ Now, my sons, listen to me; do not turn away from listening to the words of my mouth.

⁸ Keep your path far away from her and do not come near the door of her house.

⁹ In that way you will not give away your honor to others or years of your life to a cruel person;

¹⁰ strangers will not feast on your wealth; what you have worked for will not go into the house of strangers.

⁵ Her feet go down to death. Her steps lead straight to Sheol.

⁶ She gives no thought to the way of life. Her ways are crooked, and she doesn’t know it.

⁷ Now therefore, my sons, listen to me. Don’t depart from the words of my mouth.

⁸ Remove your way far from her. Don’t come near the door of her house,

⁹ lest you give your honor to others, and your years to the cruel one;

¹⁰ lest strangers feast on your wealth, and your labors enrich another man’s house.

⁵ Her feet go down to death. Her steps lead straight to Sheol.

⁶ She gives no thought to the way of life. Her ways are crooked, and she doesn’t know it.

⁷ Now therefore, my sons, listen to me. Don’t depart from the words of my mouth.

⁸ Remove your way far from her. Don’t come near the door of her house,

⁹ lest you give your honour to others, and your years to the cruel one;

¹⁰ lest strangers feast on your wealth, and your labours enrich another man’s house.

⁵ Her feet go down to death; her steps take hold on hell.

⁶ Lest thou shouldst ponder the path of life, her ways are movable, that thou canst not know them .

⁷ Hear me now therefore, O ye children, and depart not from the words of my mouth.

⁸ Remove thy way far from her, and come not nigh the door of her house:

⁹ Lest thou give thy honor to others, and thy years to the cruel:

¹⁰ Lest strangers be filled with thy wealth; and thy labors be in the house of a stranger;

⁵ Her feet go down to death. Her steps lead straight to Sheol.

⁶ She gives no thought to the way of life. Her ways are crooked, and she doesn’t know it.

⁷ Now therefore, my sons, listen to me. Don’t depart from the words of my mouth.

⁸ Remove your way far from her. Don’t come near the door of her house,

⁹ lest you give your honor to others, and your years to the cruel one;

¹⁰ lest strangers feast on your wealth, and your labors enrich another man’s house.

⁵ Her feet go down to death. Her steps lead straight to Sheol.

⁶ She gives no thought to the way of life. Her ways are crooked, and she doesn’t know it.

⁷ Now therefore, my sons, listen to me. Don’t depart from the words of my mouth.

⁸ Remove your way far from her. Don’t come near the door of her house,

⁹ lest you give your honour to others, and your years to the cruel one;

¹⁰ lest strangers feast on your wealth, and your labours enrich another man’s house.

⁵ Her feet go down into death; and her steps pierce to hells or to hell.

⁶ Those or they go not by the path of life; her steps be uncertain, and may not be sought out.

⁷ Now therefore, my son, hear thou me, and go thou not away from the words of my mouth.

⁸ Make far thy way from her, and nigh thou not to the doors of her house.

⁹ Give thou not thine honour to aliens, and thy years to the cruel;

¹⁰ lest peradventure strangers be filled with thy strengths, and lest thy travails be in an alien’s house;

⁵ Her feet go down into death; and her steps pierce to hells. (Her feet go downward unto death; and her steps shall lead thee unto Sheol, or the land of the dead, or and her steps shall lead thee to hell.)

⁶ Those go not by the path of life; her steps be uncertain, and may not be sought out. (They do not go on the path of life; her steps be uncertain, and should not be followed.)

⁷ Now therefore, my son, hear thou me, (or And so now, my son, listen to me), and go thou not away from the words of my mouth.

⁸ Make far thy way from her (or Make thy way far away from her), and nigh thou not to the doors of her house.

⁹ Give thou not thine honour to aliens (or Give thou not thy honour to strangers), and thy years to the cruel;

¹⁰ lest peradventure strangers be filled with thy strengths, and lest (the rewards of) thy travails be in an alien’s house; (lest perhaps strangers take all thy wealth, and the rewards of all thy efforts be in someone else’s house;)

⁵ Her feet are going down to death, Sheol do her steps take hold of.

⁶ The path of life — lest thou ponder, Moved have her paths — thou knowest not.

⁷ And now, ye sons, hearken to me, And turn not from sayings of my mouth.

⁸ Keep far from off her thy way, And come not near unto the opening of her house,

⁹ Lest thou give to others thy honour, And thy years to the fierce,

¹⁰ Lest strangers be filled with thy power, And thy labours in the house of a stranger,