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Now

This is to focus the attention of the speaker's sons on the conclusion of this lesson.

May your heart not turn aside onto her paths

Here "ways" means the paths that a person chooses to walk on. It represents the person's behavior, the things that he decides to do in life. AT: "Make your heart stay far away from the ways of the adulterous woman" or "Do not let your heart want to do the things that the adulterous woman does" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)

your heart

Here "heart" represents a person, emphasizing his desires. AT: "you" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche)

do not be led astray onto her paths

This means the same as the sentence before it. It strengthens the first warning. AT: "do not leave the right path in order to go on her paths" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism)

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