For the lips of (A)a forbidden[a] woman drip honey,
    and her speech[b] is (B)smoother than oil,
but in the end she is (C)bitter as (D)wormwood,
    (E)sharp as (F)a two-edged sword.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 5:3 Hebrew strange; also verse 20
  2. Proverbs 5:3 Hebrew palate

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