6. Do not give yourself to a prostitutelest you lose your inheritance.
7. Do not look around the streets of the cityor wander through its squares.
8. Avert your eyes from a shapely woman;do not gaze upon beauty that is not yours;Through woman’s beauty many have been ruined,for love of it burns like fire.
9. Never recline at table with a married woman,or drink intoxicants with her,Lest your heart be drawn to herand you go down in blood to the grave.
10. Do not abandon old friends;new ones cannot equal them.A new friend is like new wine—when it has aged, you drink it with pleasure.
11. Do not envy the wickedfor you do not know when their day will come.
12. Do not delight in the pleasures of the ungodly;remember, they will not die unpunished.
13. Keep away from those who have power to kill,and you will not be filled with the dread of death.But if you come near them, do not offend them,lest they take away your life.Know that you are stepping among snaresand walking over a net.
14. As best you can, answer your neighbor,and associate with the wise.
15. With the learned exchange ideas;and let all your conversation be about the law of the Most High.