As a loving hind and a graceful doe,
Let her breasts satisfy you at all times;
Be exhilarated always with her love.
— Proverbs 5:19
Let your fountain be blessed,
And rejoice in the wife of your youth.
— Proverbs 5:18
Let them be yours alone
And not for strangers with you.
— Proverbs 5:17
Should your springs be dispersed abroad,
Streams of water in the streets?
— Proverbs 5:16
Drink water from your own cistern
And fresh water from your own well.
— Proverbs 5:15
“I was almost in utter ruin
In the midst of the assembly and congregation.”
— Proverbs 5:14
“I have not listened to the voice of my teachers,
Nor inclined my ear to my instructors!
— Proverbs 5:13
And you say, “How I have hated instruction!
And my heart spurned reproof!
— Proverbs 5:12
And you groan at your final end,
When your flesh and your body are consumed;
— Proverbs 5:11
Or you will give your vigor to others
And your years to the cruel one;
And strangers will be filled with your strength
And your hard-earned goods will go to the house of an alien;
— Proverbs 5:9-10