Proverbs 7
1 O son my keep words my and commandments my you will treasure with you.
My son, keep my words and store up my commands within yourself.
2 Keep commandments my and live and instruction my like [the] pupil of eyes your.
Keep my commands and live and keep my instruction as the apple of your eye.
3 Bind them on fingers your write them on [the] tablet of heart your.
Tie them on your fingers; write them on the tablet of your heart.
4 Say to wisdom [are] sister my you and a relative to discernment you will call.
Say to wisdom, “You are my sister,” and call understanding your kinsman,
5 To keep you from a woman strange from a foreign [woman] [who] words her she makes smooth.
in order to keep yourself from the adulterous woman, from the immoral woman with her smooth words.
6 For at [the] window of house my through lattice my I looked down.
At the window of my house I was looking out through the lattice.
7 And I saw among the naive people I observed among the sons a youth lacking of heart.
I looked at the naive people, and I noticed among the young men a youth who had no sense.
8 [who] was passing by In the street beside corner her and [the] direction of house her he strode.
That young man passed down the street near her corner, and he went toward her house.
9 At twilight in [the] evening of [the] day in [the] middle of [the] night and darkness.
It was twilight, in the evening of the day, at the time of night and darkness.
10 And there! a woman to meet him [the] garment of a prostitute and guarded of heart.
There a woman met him, dressed like a prostitute, with a false heart.
11 [is] boisterous She and rebellious in house her not they stay feet her.
She was loud and wayward; her feet did not stay at home.
12 A time - in the street a time in the open places and beside every corner she lies in wait.
Now in the streets, then in the market place, and at every corner she waited in ambush.
13 And she takes hold on him and she kisses him she has made firm face her and she said to him.
So she grabbed him and kissed him, with a strong face she said to him,
14 Sacrifices of peace offerings [are] on me this day I have paid vows my.
“I made my peace offering today, I paid my vows,
15 There-fore I have come out to meet you to seek face your and I have found you.
so came I out to meet you, to eagerly seek your face, and I have found you.
16 Coverings I have spread couch my colored fabrics linen of Egypt.
I have spread coverings on my bed, colored linens from Egypt.
17 I have sprinkled bed my myrrh aloes and cinnamon.
I have sprinkled my bed with myrrh, aloes, and cinnamon.
18 Come! let us take our fill of love until the morning let us delight ourselves with love.
Come, let us drink our fill of love until morning; let us take great pleasure in acts of love.
19 For not the husband [is] in house his he has gone on a journey from a distance.
For my husband is not at his house; he has gone on a long journey.
20 [the] bag of Money he has taken in hand his to [the] day of the full moon he will come house his.
He took a bag of money with him; he will return on the day of the full moon.”
21 She turns him with [the] greatness of persuasiveness her with [the] seductiveness of lips her she impels him.
With much talk she turned him; with her smooth lips she misled him.
22 [he is] walking Behind her suddenly like an ox [which] to [the] slaughter it goes and like an anklet to [the] chastening of a fool.
He went after her suddenly like an ox going to slaughter, like a deer caught in a trap,
23 Until it will pierce an arrow liver his as hurries a bird into a trap and not he knows that [is] for life his it.
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 And therefore O children listen to me and be attentive to [the] words of mouth my.
Now, my sons, listen to me; pay attention to the words of my mouth.
25 May not it turn aside to ways her heart your may not it go astray in pathways her.
May your heart not turn aside onto her paths; do not be led astray onto her paths.
26 For many slain [ones] she has made fall and [are] numerous all killed [men] her.
She has caused many people to fall down pierced; her dead victims are very many.
