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Take not a Wife that wanton is,
and full of ſhameleſs Words;
The flattering of a Harlot is
at length more ſharp than Swords.
Caſt not thy Love on every one
whoſe Looks can thee alure;
In every Face where Beauty is,
the Heart’s not always pure.
A Woman fair and undiſcreet,
is like a Ring of Gold,
The which in a Swine’s Snout is ſet,
unſeemly to behold.
The Malice of lewd Women ſhun;
for they will thee deſtroy:
Hate her that doth on every Man,
ſet her Delight and Joy.
From others let thy Praiſe proceed,
boaſt not thy ſelf in ought:
And do not hear a flattering Tongue,
whereby much evil’s Wrought.
That Child that doth his Parents rob,
and counteth it no Sin,
A vile deſtroyer he is deem’d,
and ſhall no Favour win.
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