American Standard Version
"But in the end she is bitter as wormwood, Sharp as a two-edged sword. "
— Proverbs 5:4, American Standard Version
“but in the end she is bitter as wormwood, sharp as a two-edged sword.”
My son, attend unto my wisdom; Incline thine ear to my understanding:
That thou mayest preserve discretion, And that thy lips may keep knowledge.
For the lips of a strange woman drop honey, And her mouth is smoother than oil:
But in the end she is bitter as wormwood, Sharp as a two-edged sword.
Her feet go down to death; Her steps take hold on Sheol;
So that she findeth not the level path of life: Her ways are unstable, andshe knoweth it not.
Now therefore, mysons, hearken unto me, And depart not from the words of my mouth.