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For the lips of a strange woman drop as an honeycomb, and her
mouth is smoother than oil:
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For the lips of a strange woman drop as an honeycomb, and her
mouth is smoother than oil:
But her end is bitter as wormwood, sharp as a two-edged sword.
Her feet go down to death; her steps take hold on hell.
Wisdom often exists under a shabby coat.
Wisdom often exists under a shabby coat.
Hee that goes to bed thirsty riseth healthy.
[He that goes to bed thirsty rises healthy.]
Hee that goes to bed thirsty riseth healthy.
[He that goes to bed thirsty rises healthy.]
The river past, and God forgotten.
The river past, and God forgotten.
Still harping on my daughter.
Still harping on my daughter.
What lies concealed is unknown; there can be no desire for what
is not known.
What lies concealed is unknown; there can be no desire for what
is not known.
Conscience, the executioner, shaking her secret scourge.
Conscience, the executioner, shaking her secret scourge.
A woman once fallen will shrink from no impropriety.
A woman once fallen will shrink from no impropriety.
It is a disgrace to say one thing and think another; but how much
more disgraceful to write one read more
It is a disgrace to say one thing and think another; but how much
more disgraceful to write one thing and think another!
