3 For the lips of an immoral woman drip honey [like a honeycomb]

And her speech is smoother than oil; [Ezek 20:30; Col 2:8-10; 2 Pet 2:14-17]

4 But in the end she is bitter like [the extract of] wormwood,

Sharp as a two-edged sword.

5 Her feet go down to death;

Her steps take hold of Sheol (the nether world, the place of the dead),

6 So that she does not think [seriously] about the path of life;

Her ways are aimless and unstable; you cannot know where her path leads.

7 Now then, my sons, listen to me

And do not depart from (forget) the words of my mouth.

8 Let your way [in life] be far from her,

And do not go near the door of her house [avoid even being near the places of temptation], [Prov 4:15; Rom 16:17; 1 Thess 5:19-22]

9 Or you will give your honor to others,

And your years to the cruel one,