12. Wisdom will protect youfrom evil schemesand from those liars
13. who turned from doing goodto live in the darkness.
14. Most of all they enjoybeing mean and deceitful.
15. They are dishonest themselves,and all they do is crooked.
16. Wisdom will protect youfrom the smooth talkof a sinful woman,
17. who breaks her wedding vowsand leaves the man she marriedwhen she was young.
18. The road to her house leadsdown to the dark worldof the dead.
19. Visit her, and you will neverfind the road to life again.
20. Follow the exampleof good peopleand live an honest life.
21. If you are honest and innocent,you will keep your land;
22. if you do wrongand can never be trusted,you will be rooted out.