Proverbs 7
1 My sonne, keepe my wordes, and hide my commandements with thee.
My son, keep my words and store up my commands within yourself.
2 Keepe my commandements, and thou shalt liue, and mine instruction as the apple of thine eyes.
Keep my commands and live and keep my instruction as the apple of your eye.
3 Binde them vpon thy fingers, and write them vpon the table of thine heart.
Tie them on your fingers; write them on the tablet of your heart.
4 Say vnto wisedome, Thou art my sister: and call vnderstanding thy kinswoman,
Say to wisdom, “You are my sister,” and call understanding your kinsman,
5 That they may keepe thee from the strange woman, euen from the stranger that is smoothe in her wordes.
in order to keep yourself from the adulterous woman, from the immoral woman with her smooth words.
6 As I was in the window of mine house, I looked through my windowe,
At the window of my house I was looking out through the lattice.
7 And I sawe among the fooles, and considered among the children a yong man destitute of vnderstanding,
I looked at the naive people, and I noticed among the young men a youth who had no sense.
8 Who passed through the streete by her corner, and went toward her house,
That young man passed down the street near her corner, and he went toward her house.
9 In the twilight in the euening, when the night began to be blacke and darke.
It was twilight, in the evening of the day, at the time of night and darkness.
10 And beholde, there met him a woman with an harlots behauiour, and subtill in heart.
There a woman met him, dressed like a prostitute, with a false heart.
11 (She is babling and loud: whose feete can not abide in her house.
She was loud and wayward; her feet did not stay at home.
12 Nowe she is without, nowe in the streetes, and lyeth in waite at euery corner)
Now in the streets, then in the market place, and at every corner she waited in ambush.
13 So she caught him and kissed him and with an impudent face said vnto him,
So she grabbed him and kissed him, with a strong face she said to him,
14 I haue peace offerings: this day haue I payed my vowes.
“I made my peace offering today, I paid my vows,
15 Therefore came I forth to meete thee, that I might seeke thy face: and I haue found thee.
so came I out to meet you, to eagerly seek your face, and I have found you.
16 I haue deckt my bed with ornaments, carpets and laces of Egypt.
I have spread coverings on my bed, colored linens from Egypt.
17 I haue perfumed my bedde with myrrhe, aloes, and cynamom.
I have sprinkled 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 drink our fill of love until morning; let us take great pleasure in acts of love.
19 For mine husband is not at home: he is gone a iourney farre off.
For my husband is not at his house; he has gone on a long journey.
20 He hath taken with him a bagge of siluer, and will come home at the day appointed.
He took a bag of money with him; he will return on the day of the full moon.”
21 Thus with her great craft she caused him to yeelde, and with her flattering lips she entised him.
With much talk she turned him; with her smooth lips she misled him.
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 went after her suddenly like an ox going to slaughter, like a deer caught in a trap,
23 Till a dart strike through his liuer, as a bird hasteth to the snare, not knowing that he is in danger.
until an arrow pierces through its liver. He was like a bird rushing into a snare. He did not know that it would cost his life.
24 Heare me now therefore, O children, and hearken to the wordes of my mouth.
Now, my sons, listen to me; pay attention to the words of my mouth.
25 Let not thine heart decline to her wayes: wander thou not in her paths.
May your heart not turn aside onto her paths; do not be led astray onto her paths.
26 For shee hath caused many to fall downe wounded, and the strong men are all slaine by her.
She has caused many people to fall down pierced; her dead victims are very many.
