Proverbs 7
1 My sonne, keepe my wordes, and hide my commandements with thee.
My son, keep my words, and lay up my commandments with thee.
2 Keepe my commandements, and thou shalt liue, and mine instruction as the apple of thine eyes.
Keep my commandments and live; and my law as the apple of thine eye.
3 Binde them vpon thy fingers, and write them vpon the table of thine heart.
Bind them upon thy fingers; write them upon the table of thine heart.
4 Say vnto wisedome, Thou art my sister: and call vnderstanding thy kinswoman,
Say unto wisdom, Thou art my sister; and call understanding [thy] kinswoman:
5 That they may keepe thee from the strange woman, euen from the stranger that is smoothe in her wordes.
That they may keep thee from the strange woman, from the stranger which flattereth with her words.
6 As I was in the window of mine house, I looked through my windowe,
For at the window of my house I looked forth through my lattice;
7 And I sawe among the fooles, and considered among the children a yong man destitute of vnderstanding,
And I beheld among the simple ones, I discerned among the youths, a young man void of understanding,
8 Who passed through the streete by her corner, and went toward her house,
Passing through the street near her corner, and he went the way to her house;
9 In the twilight in the euening, when the night began to be blacke and darke.
In the twilight, in the evening of the day, in the blackness of night and the darkness.
10 And beholde, there met him a woman with an harlots behauiour, and subtill in heart.
And, behold, there met him a woman with the attire of an harlot, and wily of heart.
11 (She is babling and loud: whose feete can not abide in her house.
She is clamorous, and wilful; her feet abide not in her house:
12 Nowe she is without, nowe in the streetes, and lyeth in waite at euery corner)
Now she is in the streets, now in the broad places, and lieth in wait at every corner.
13 So she caught him and kissed him and with an impudent face said vnto him,
So she caught him, and kissed him, [and] with an impudent face she said unto him:
14 I haue peace offerings: this day haue I payed my vowes.
Sacrifices of peace offerings are with me; this day have I paid my vows.
15 Therefore came I forth to meete thee, that I might seeke thy face: and I haue found thee.
Therefore came I forth to meet thee, diligently to seek thy face, and I have found thee.
16 I haue deckt my bed with ornaments, carpets and laces of Egypt.
I have spread my couch with carpets of tapestry, with striped cloths of the yarn of Egypt.
17 I haue perfumed my bedde with myrrhe, aloes, and cynamom.
I have perfumed my bed with myrrh, aloes, and cinnamon.
18 Come, let vs take our fill of loue vntill the morning: let vs take our pleasure in daliance.
Come, let us take our fill of love until the morning; let us solace ourselves with loves.
19 For mine husband is not at home: he is gone a iourney farre off.
For the goodman is not at home, he is gone a long journey:
20 He hath taken with him a bagge of siluer, and will come home at the day appointed.
He hath taken a bag of money with him; he will come home at the full moon.
21 Thus with her great craft she caused him to yeelde, and with her flattering lips she entised him.
With her much fair speech she causeth him to yield, with the flattering of her lips she forceth him away.
22 And he followed her straight wayes, as an oxe that goeth to the slaughter, and as a foole to the stockes for correction,
He goeth after her straightway, as an ox goeth to the slaughter, or as fetters to the correction of the fool;
23 Till a dart strike through his liuer, as a bird hasteth to the snare, not knowing that he is in danger.
Till an arrow strike through his liver; as a bird hasteth to the snare, and knoweth not that it is for his life.
24 Heare me now therefore, O children, and hearken to the wordes of my mouth.
Now therefore, [my] sons, hearken unto me, and attend to the words of my mouth.
25 Let not thine heart decline to her wayes: wander thou not in her paths.
Let not thine heart decline to her ways, go not astray in her paths.
26 For shee hath caused many to fall downe wounded, and the strong men are all slaine by her.
For she hath cast down many wounded: yea, all her slain are a mighty host.
