16-19. Here are six things God hates,and one more that he loathes with a passion:eyes that are arrogant,a tongue that lies,hands that murder the innocent,a heart that hatches evil plots,feet that race down a wicked track,a mouth that lies under oath,a troublemaker in the family.
20-23. Good friend, follow your father’s good advice;don’t wander off from your mother’s teachings.Wrap yourself in them from head to foot;wear them like a scarf around your neck.Wherever you walk, they’ll guide you;whenever you rest, they’ll guard you;when you wake up, they’ll tell you what’s next.For sound advice is a beacon,good teaching is a light,moral discipline is a life path.
24-35. They’ll protect you from wanton women,from the seductive talk of some temptress.Don’t lustfully fantasize on her beauty,nor be taken in by her bedroom eyes.You can buy an hour with a whore for a loaf of bread,but a wanton woman may well eat you alive.Can you build a fire in your lapand not burn your pants?Can you walk barefoot on hot coalsand not get blisters?It’s the same when you have sex with your neighbor’s wife:Touch her and you’ll pay for it. No excuses.Hunger is no excusefor a thief to steal;When he’s caught he has to pay it back,even if he has to put his whole house in hock.Adultery is a brainless act,soul-destroying, self-destructive;Expect a bloody nose, a black eye,and a reputation ruined for good.For jealousy detonates rage in a cheated husband;wild for revenge, he won’t make allowances.Nothing you say or pay will make it all right;neither bribes nor reason will satisfy him.