23. Till a dart [of passion] pierces and inflames his vitals; then like a bird fluttering straight into the net [he hastens], not knowing that it will cost him his life.
24. Listen to me now therefore, O you sons, and be attentive to the words of my mouth.
25. Let not your heart incline toward her ways, do not stray into her paths.
26. For she has cast down many wounded; indeed, all her slain are a mighty host. [Neh. 13:26.]
27. Her house is the way to Sheol (Hades, the place of the dead), going down to the chambers of death.