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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.
The day is short, the work is much.
The day is short, the work is much.
Great men are not always wise: neither do the aged understand
judgment.
Great men are not always wise: neither do the aged understand
judgment.
Sweet is pleasure after pain.
Sweet is pleasure after pain.
Give a clowne your finger, and he will take your hand.
Give a clowne your finger, and he will take your hand.
Felds hath eyen, and wode have eres.
Felds hath eyen, and wode have eres.
It is sheer folly to take unwilling hounds to the chase.
It is sheer folly to take unwilling hounds to the chase.
Religious questions have often led to wicked and impious actions.
Religious questions have often led to wicked and impious actions.
You may be on land, yet not in a garden.
You may be on land, yet not in a garden.