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- for a prostitute is a deep pit and a wayward wife is a narrow well.
- Like a bandit she lies in wait, and multiplies the unfaithful among men.
- Who has woe? Who has sorrow? Who has strife? Who has complaints? Who has needless bruises? Who has bloodshot eyes?
- Those who linger over wine, who go to sample bowls of mixed wine.
- Do not gaze at wine when it is red, when it sparkles in the cup, when it goes down smoothly!
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- For a harlot is a deep pit And an adulterous woman is a narrow well.
- Surely she lurks as a robber, And increases the faithless among men.
- Who has woe? Who has sorrow? Who has contentions? Who has complaining? Who has wounds without cause? Who has redness of eyes?
- Those who linger long over wine, Those who go to taste mixed wine.
- Do not look on the wine when it is red, When it sparkles in the cup, When it goes down smoothly;
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- In the end it bites like a snake and poisons like a viper.
- Your eyes will see strange sights and your mind imagine confusing things.
- You will be like one sleeping on the high seas, lying on top of the rigging.
- "They hit me," you will say, "but I'm not hurt! They beat me, but I don't feel it! When will I wake up so I can find another drink?"
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- At the last it bites like a serpent And stings like a viper.
- Your eyes will see strange things And your mind will utter perverse things.
- And you will be like one who lies down in the middle of the sea, Or like one who lies down on the top of a mast.
- "They struck me, but I did not become ill; They beat me, but I did not know it When shall I awake? I will seek another drink."
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