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Proverbs 5:6

Temptation

4 in the end she is bitter as wormwood, sharp as a double-edged sword.

5 Her feet go down to death; her steps lead straight to Sheol.

She does not consider the path of life; she does not know that her ways are unstable.

7 So now, my sons, listen to me, and do not turn aside from the words of my mouth.

8 Keep your path far from her; do not go near the door of her house,

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BSB
She does not consider the path of life; she does not know that her ways are unstable.
KJV
Lest thou shouldest ponder the path of life, her ways are moveable, that thou canst not know them.
WEB
She gives no thought to the way of life. Her ways are crooked, and she doesn’t know it.
ASV
So that she findeth not the level path of life: Her ways are unstable, [and] she knoweth [it] not.
DARBY
Lest she should ponder the path of life, her ways wander, she knoweth not [whither].
BLB
The path of life she does not weigh; her tracks are unstable; she does not know [it].
ÅB
På livets sti vil hun ikke vandre; hennes veier går hit og dit, uten at hun vet det.
OTB
Hun tenker ikke på livets sti; hennes veier er ustabile, og hun vet det ikke.
B1930
På livets sti vil hun ikke vandre; hennes veier går hit og dit, uten at hun vet det.

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