Proverbs 5:8-10

New Catholic Bible

⁸Keep far away from her
    and do not go anywhere near the door of her house,
⁹lest you turn over your life to others
    and your years to one without mercy,
¹⁰lest strangers grow prosperous on your wealth^[a]
    and your arduous toil enrich another man’s house.

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Footnotes

Proverbs 5:10 Strangers grow prosperous on your wealth: the man who has consort with an adulteress loses all (see Prov 29:3) while the man who adheres to wisdom is enriched in every way (see Prov 3:16-18).

Proverbs 5:8-10

New International Version

⁸Keep to a path far from her,^(A)
    do not go near the door of her house,
⁹lest you lose your honor to others
    and your dignity^[a] to one who is cruel,
¹⁰lest strangers feast on your wealth
    and your toil enrich the house of another.^(B)