Catholic Public Domain Version
"For a loose woman is a deep pit, and a foreign woman is a constricted well. "
— Proverbs 23:27, Catholic Public Domain Version
“For a whore is a deep ditch; and a strange woman is a narrow pit.”
“For a harlot is a deep ditch; And a foreign woman is a narrow pit. ”
“For a prostitute is a deep pit; and a wayward wife is a narrow well.”
“for a prostitute is like a deep pit; a harlot is like a narrow well.”
“For a harlot is a deep ditch: and a strange woman is a narrow pit.”
“For a loose woman is a deep hollow, and a strange woman is a narrow water-hole.”
“For a whore is a deep ditch; and a strange woman is a narrow pit.”
The father of the just exults in gladness; he who has conceived the wise will rejoice in him.
Let your father and your mother be joyful, and may she who conceived you exult.
My son, offer me your heart, and let your eyes keep to my ways.
For a loose woman is a deep pit, and a foreign woman is a constricted well.
She lies in wait along the way like a robber. And the incautious one whom she sees, she will put to death.
Who has woe? Whose father has woe? Who has quarrels? Who falls into pits? Who has wounds without cause? Who has watery eyes?
Is it not those who linger over wine, and who strive to be drinking from their cups?