Warnings about the Adulteress 1 Brenton My son, keep my words, and hide with thee my commandments.BSB BSB: My son, keep my words and treasure my commandments within you.
2 Brenton My son, honour the Lord, and thou shalt be strong; and fear none but him: keep my commandments, and thou shalt live; and keep my words as the pupils of thine eyes.BSB BSB: Keep my commandments and live; guard my teachings as the apple of your eye.
3 Brenton And bind them on thy fingers, and write them on the table of thine heart. BSB BSB: Tie them to your fingers; write them on the tablet of your heart.
4 Brenton Say that wisdom is thy sister, and gain prudence as an acquaintance for thyself; BSB BSB: Say to wisdom, “You are my sister,” and call understanding your kinsman,
5 Brenton that she may keep thee from the strange and wicked woman, if she should assail thee with flattering words. BSB BSB: that they may keep you from the adulteress, from the stranger with seductive words.
6 Brenton For she looks from a window out of her house into the streets, at one whom she may see of the senseless ones, a young man void of understanding, BSB BSB: For at the window of my house I looked through the lattice.
8 Brenton passing by the corner in the passages near her house, BSB BSB: crossing the street near her corner, strolling down the road to her house,
9 Brenton and speaking, in the dark of the evening, when there happens to be the stillness of night and of darkness: BSB BSB: at twilight, as the day was fading into the dark of the night.
10 Brenton and the woman meets him having the appearance of a harlot, that causes the hearts of young men to flutter. BSB BSB: Then a woman came out to meet him, with the attire of a harlot and cunning of heart.
11 Brenton And she is fickle, and debauched, and her feet abide not at home. BSB BSB: She is loud and defiant; her feet do not remain at home.
12 Brenton For at one time she wanders without, and at another time she lies in wait in the streets, at every corner. BSB BSB: Now in the street, now in the squares, she lurks at every corner.
13 Brenton Then she caught him, and kissed him, and with an impudent face said to him, BSB BSB: She seizes him and kisses him; she brazenly says to him:
14 Brenton I have a peace-offering; to-day I pay my vows: BSB BSB: “I have made my peace offerings; today I have paid my vows.
15 Brenton therefore I came forth to meet thee, desiring thy face; and I have found thee. BSB BSB: So I came out to meet you; I sought you, and I have found you.
16 Brenton I have spread my bed with sheets, and I have covered it with double tapestry from Egypt. BSB BSB: I have decked my bed with coverings, with colored linen from Egypt.
17 Brenton I have sprinkled my couch with saffron, and my house with cinnamon. BSB BSB: I have perfumed my bed with myrrh, with aloes, and with cinnamon.
18 Brenton Come, and let us enjoy love until the morning; come, and let us embrace in love. BSB BSB: Come, let us take our fill of love till morning. Let us delight in loving caresses!
19 Brenton For my husband is not at home, but is gone on a long journey, BSB BSB: For my husband is not at home; he has gone on a long journey.
20 Brenton having taken in his hand a bundle of money: after many days he will return to his house. BSB BSB: He took with him a bag of money and will not return till the moon is full.”
21 Brenton So with much converse she prevailed on him to go astray, and with the snares of her lips she forced him from the right path . BSB BSB: With her great persuasion she entices him; with her flattering lips she lures him.
22 Brenton And he followed her, being gently led on, and that as an ox is led to the slaughter, and as a dog to bonds, or as a hart shot in the liver with an arrow: BSB BSB: He follows her on impulse, like an ox going to the slaughter, like a deer bounding into a trap,
23 Brenton and he hastens as a bird into a snare, not knowing that he is running for his life. BSB BSB: until an arrow pierces his liver, like a bird darting into a snare—not knowing it will cost him his life.
24 Brenton Now then, my son, hearken to me, and attend to the words of my mouth. BSB BSB: Now, my sons, listen to me, and attend to the words of my mouth.
25 Brenton Let not thine heart turn aside to her ways: BSB BSB: Do not let your heart turn aside to her ways; do not stray into her paths.
26 Brenton for she has wounded and cast down many, and those whom she has slain are innumerable. BSB BSB: For she has brought many down to death; her slain are many in number.
27 Brenton Her house is the way of hell, leading down to the chambers of death. BSB BSB: Her house is the road to Sheol, descending to the chambers of death.
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