Proverbs 7
1 My son, keep my words, and lay up my commandments with thee.
My son, keep my words, and lay up my commandments with you.
2 Keep my commandments and live, and my law as the apple of thine eye.
Keep my commandments, and live; and my law as the apple of your eye.
3 Bind them upon thy fingers. Write them upon the tablet of thy heart.
Bind them upon your fingers, write them upon the table of your heart.
4 Say to wisdom, Thou are my sister, and call understanding thy kinswoman,
Say unto wisdom, You are my sister; and call understanding your kinswoman:
5 that they may keep thee from the interloping woman, from the stranger who flatters with her words.
That they may keep you from the strange woman, from the stranger which flatters with her words.
6 For at the window of my house I looked forth through my lattice,
For at the window of my house I looked through my casement,
7 and I beheld among the simple ones, I discerned among the youths, a young man void of understanding
And beheld among the simple ones, I discerned among the youths, a young man void of understanding,
8 passing through the street near her corner. And he went the way to her house,
Passing through the street near her corner; and he went the way to her house,
9 in the twilight, in the evening of the day, in the middle of the night and in the darkness.
In the twilight, in the evening, in the black and dark night:
10 And, behold, there met him a woman attired like a harlot, and wily of heart.
And, behold, there met him a woman with the attire of an harlot, and subtle of heart.
11 She is loud and headstrong. Her feet abide not in her house.
(She is loud and stubborn; her feet abide not in her house:
12 Now she is in the streets, now in the broad places, and lies in wait at every corner.
Now is she without, now in the streets, and lies in wait at every corner.)
13 So she caught him, and kissed him. With an impudent face she said to him,
So she caught him, and kissed him, and with an shameless face said unto him,
14 Sacrifices of peace offerings are with me. I have paid my vows this day.
I have peace offerings with me; this day have I paid my vows.
15 Therefore I came forth to meet thee, diligently to seek thy face, and I have found thee.
Therefore came I forth to meet you, diligently to seek your face, and I have found you.
16 I have spread my couch with carpets of tapestry, with striped cloths of the yarn of Egypt.
I have decked my bed with coverings of tapestry, with carved works, with fine linen of Egypt.
17 I have perfumed my bed With myrrh, aloes, and cinnamon.
I have perfumed my bed with myrrh, aloes, and cinnamon.
18 Come, let us take our fill of love until the morning. Let us solace ourselves with love.
Come, let us take our fill of love until the morning: let us solace ourselves with loves.
19 For the man is not at home. He has gone a long journey.
For the goodman is not at home, he is gone a long journey:
20 He has taken a bag of money with him. He will come home at the full moon.
He has taken a bag of money with him, and will come home at the day appointed.
21 With her much fair speech she causes him to yield. With the flattering of her lips she forces him along.
With her much fair speech she caused him to yield, with the flattering of her lips she forced him.
22 He goes after her straightaway, as an ox goes to the slaughter, or as a fool to the correction of the stocks,
He goes after her immediately, as an ox goes to the slaughter, or as a fool to the correction of the stocks;
23 till an arrow strikes through his liver, as a bird hastens to the snare. And he does not know that it is for his life.
Till a dart strike through his liver; as a bird hastes to the snare, and knows not that it is for his life.
24 Now therefore, ye sons, hearken to me, and attend to the words of my mouth.
Hearken unto me now therefore, O all of you children, and attend to the words of my mouth.
25 Let not thy heart decline to her ways. Go not astray in her paths.
Let not your heart decline to her ways, go not astray in her paths.
26 For she has cast down many wounded. Yea, all her slain are a mighty host.
For she has cast down many wounded: yea, many strong men have been slain by her.
