Proverbs 7
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1My son, keep my words And treasure my commandments within you.1My child, keep my words and treasure up my commands in your own keeping.
2Keep my commandments and live, And my teaching as the apple of your eye.2Keep my commands so that you may live, and obey my instruction as your most prized possession.
3Bind them on your fingers; Write them on the tablet of your heart.3Bind them on your forearm; write them on the tablet of your heart.
4Say to wisdom, "You are my sister," And call understanding your intimate friend;4Say to wisdom, "You are my sister," and call understanding a close relative,
5That they may keep you from an adulteress, From the foreigner who flatters with her words.5so that they may keep you from the adulterous woman, from the loose woman who flatters you with her words.
6For at the window of my house I looked out through my lattice,6For at the window of my house through my window lattice I looked out
7And I saw among the naive, And discerned among the youths A young man lacking sense,7and I saw among the naive--I discerned among the youths--a young man who lacked wisdom.
8Passing through the street near her corner; And he takes the way to her house,8He was passing by the street near her corner, making his way along the road to her house
9In the twilight, in the evening, In the middle of the night and in the darkness.9in the twilight, the evening, in the dark of the night.
10And behold, a woman comes to meet him, Dressed as a harlot and cunning of heart.10Suddenly a woman came out to meet him! She was dressed like a prostitute and with secret intent.
11She is boisterous and rebellious, Her feet do not remain at home;11(She is loud and rebellious, she does not remain at home--
12She is now in the streets, now in the squares, And lurks by every corner.12at one time outside, at another in the wide plazas, and by every corner she lies in wait.)
13So she seizes him and kisses him And with a brazen face she says to him:13So she grabbed him and kissed him, and with a bold expression she said to him,
14"I was due to offer peace offerings; Today I have paid my vows.14"I have fresh meat at home; today I have fulfilled my vows!
15"Therefore I have come out to meet you, To seek your presence earnestly, and I have found you.15That is why I came out to meet you, to look for you, and I found you!
16"I have spread my couch with coverings, With colored linens of Egypt.16I have spread my bed with elegant coverings, with richly colored fabric from Egypt.
17"I have sprinkled my bed With myrrh, aloes and cinnamon.17I have perfumed my bed with myrrh, aloes, and cinnamon.
18"Come, let us drink our fill of love until morning; Let us delight ourselves with caresses.18Come, let's drink deeply of lovemaking until morning, let's delight ourselves with sexual intercourse.
19"For my husband is not at home, He has gone on a long journey;19For my husband is not at home; he has gone on a journey of some distance.
20He has taken a bag of money with him, At the full moon he will come home."20He has taken a bag of money with him; he will not return until the end of the month."
21With her many persuasions she entices him; With her flattering lips she seduces him.21She persuaded him with persuasive words; with her smooth talk she compelled him.
22Suddenly he follows her As an ox goes to the slaughter, Or as one in fetters to the discipline of a fool,22Suddenly he went after her like an ox that goes to the slaughter, like a stag prancing into a trapper's snare
23Until an arrow pierces through his liver; As a bird hastens to the snare, So he does not know that it will cost him his life.23till an arrow pierces his liver--like a bird hurrying into a trap, and he does not know that it will cost him his life.
24Now therefore, my sons, listen to me, And pay attention to the words of my mouth.24So now, sons, listen to me, and pay attention to the words I speak.
25Do not let your heart turn aside to her ways, Do not stray into her paths.25Do not let your heart turn aside to her ways--do not wander into her pathways;
26For many are the victims she has cast down, And numerous are all her slain.26for she has brought down many fatally wounded, and all those she has slain are many.
27Her house is the way to Sheol, Descending to the chambers of death.27Her house is the way to the grave, going down to the chambers of death.
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