19. Hear thou, my son, and be wise, and straighten thy heart in the way.
20. Do not be among those who are drunk with wine; nor among gluttonous eaters of food;
21. for the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty, and drowsiness shall cause them to wear rags.
22. Hearken unto thy father that begat thee, and despise not thy mother when she is old.
23. Buy the truth and sell it not, also wisdom and instruction and understanding.
24. The father of the righteous shall greatly rejoice, and he that begets a wise child shall have joy with him.
25. Thy father and thy mother shall be glad, and she that bore thee shall rejoice.
26. My son, give me thine heart, and let thine eyes observe my ways.
27. For a whore is a deep ditch and a strange woman is a narrow pit.
28. She also lies in wait as for a prey and increases the transgressors among men.