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But in the end she is as bitter as wormwood,[a]
    and as sharp as a double-edged sword.
Her feet go down to death;
    her steps lead to Sheol.[b]
You aren’t thinking about[c] where her life is headed;
    her steps wander, but you do not realize[d] it.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 5:4 Wormwood is a plant with an extremely bitter taste.
  2. Proverbs 5:5 I.e. the realm of the dead
  3. Proverbs 5:6 Or She does not consider
  4. Proverbs 5:6 Or she does not realize