## And now ##

Here the teacher shifts from warning for the adulteress to concrete advice.

## my sons ##

AT: "my child" or "my student"

## listen to me … do not turn away from listening … ##

These two phrases repeat the same idea to make the student pay attention. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism]])

## do not turn away from listening ##

AT: "always listen" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-litotes]])

## the words of my mouth ##

AT: "my teachings" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])

## Keep your path away … do not come near ##

These two phrases repeat the same idea to emphasize the importance of this advice.

## Keep your path far away from her ##

Possible meanings are 1) keep a physical distance between you and the adulteress and 2) do not live in a similar way as her.

## do not come near ##

"do not come close to" AT: "stay far away from"

## the door of her house ##

AT: "her" or "the adulteress" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-123person]])