1 aBe not jealous of the wife bof thy bosomb,

cLest she learnc dmaliced against thee.

2 eGive note thyself unto a woman,

fSo as to let her trample down thy manhoodf.

3 gMeet notg ha strange womanh,

Lest thou fall into her netsi.

4 jWith a female singerj khave no conversek,

Lest thou be taken in her snares.

5 On a maiden fix not thy gaze,

lLest thou be entrapped in penalties with herl.

HA 6 Give not thyself unto the harlot,

mLest thou losem nthine inheritancen.

G(S) 7 opLook not round about theep qin the streets of a cityq,

rAnd wander not about in the broad places thereofr.

HA 8 s tHide thine eyet from a lovely woman,

u And gaze notu upon beauty which is not thine;

vBy the comelinessv of a woman many whave been ruinedw,

xAnd this wayx ypassiony flameth zlike firez.

9 s aWith a married womana bsit not at tableb,

cAnd [mingle not] wine in her companyc;

Lest thou incline dthine heartd towards her,

eAnd in thy bloode f[descendest]f to the Pit.

(f) 9:10–16. Precepts regarding friends and others

(= 2 + 2 + 3 + 3 distichs).