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Keep far away from a woman like that! Do not even go near the door of her house. If you go with her, you will lose your honour. A cruel person will rob you of the best years of your life. 10 Strangers will take all your money. The good things that you have worked for will belong to someone else.

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Keep to a path far from her,(A)
    do not go near the door of her house,
lest you lose your honor to others
    and your dignity[a] to one who is cruel,
10 lest strangers feast on your wealth
    and your toil enrich the house of another.(B)

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  1. Proverbs 5:9 Or years