Warnings about the Adulteress 1 DRA My son, keep my words, and lay up my precepts with thee. Son, BSB BSB: My son, keep my words and treasure my commandments within you.
2 DRA Keep my commandments, and thou shalt live: and my law as the apple of thy eye: BSB BSB: Keep my commandments and live; guard my teachings as the apple of your eye.
3 DRA Bind it upon thy fingers, write it upon the tables of thy heart. BSB BSB: Tie them to your fingers; write them on the tablet of your heart.
4 DRA Say to wisdom: Thou art my sister: and call prudence thy friend, BSB BSB: Say to wisdom, “You are my sister,” and call understanding your kinsman,
5 DRA That she may keep thee from the woman that is not thine, and from the stranger who sweeteneth her words. BSB BSB: that they may keep you from the adulteress, from the stranger with seductive words.
6 DRA For I look out of the window of my house through the lattice, BSB BSB: For at the window of my house I looked through the lattice.
7 DRA And I see little ones, I behold a foolish young man, BSB BSB: I saw among the simple, I noticed among the youths, a young man lacking judgment,
8 DRA Who passeth through the street by the corner, and goeth nigh the way of her house. BSB BSB: crossing the street near her corner, strolling down the road to her house,
9 DRA In the dark, when it grows late, in the darkness and obscurity of the night, BSB BSB: at twilight, as the day was fading into the dark of the night.
10 DRA And behold a woman meeteth him in harlot’s attire prepared to deceive souls; talkative and wandering, BSB BSB: Then a woman came out to meet him, with the attire of a harlot and cunning of heart.
11 DRA Not bearing to be quiet, not able to abide still at home, BSB BSB: She is loud and defiant; her feet do not remain at home.
12 DRA Now abroad, now in the streets, now lying in wait near the corners. BSB BSB: Now in the street, now in the squares, she lurks at every corner.
13 DRA And catching the young man, she kisseth him, and with an impudent face, flattereth, saying: BSB BSB: She seizes him and kisses him; she brazenly says to him:
14 DRA I vowed victims for prosperity, this day I have paid my vows. BSB BSB: “I have made my peace offerings; today I have paid my vows.
15 DRA Therefore I am come out to meet thee, desirous to see thee, and I have found thee. BSB BSB: So I came out to meet you; I sought you, and I have found you.
16 DRA I have woven my bed with cords, I have covered it with painted tapestry, brought from Egypt. BSB BSB: I have decked my bed with coverings, with colored linen from Egypt.
17 DRA I have perfumed my bed with myrrh, aloes, and cinnamon. BSB BSB: I have perfumed my bed with myrrh, with aloes, and with cinnamon.
18 DRA Come, let us be inebriated with the breasts, and let us enjoy the desired embraces, till the day appear. BSB BSB: Come, let us take our fill of love till morning. Let us delight in loving caresses!
19 DRA For my husband is not at home, he is gone a very long journey. BSB BSB: For my husband is not at home; he has gone on a long journey.
20 DRA He took with him a bag of money: he mill return home the day of the full moon. BSB BSB: He took with him a bag of money and will not return till the moon is full.”
21 DRA She entangled him with many words, and drew him away with the flattery of her lips. BSB BSB: With her great persuasion she entices him; with her flattering lips she lures him.
22 DRA Immediately he followeth her as an ox led to be a victim, and as a lamb playing the wanton, and not knowing that he is drawn like a fool to bonds, BSB BSB: He follows her on impulse, like an ox going to the slaughter, like a deer bounding into a trap,
23 DRA Till the arrow pierce his liver: as if a bird should make haste to the snare, and knoweth not that his life is in danger. BSB BSB: until an arrow pierces his liver, like a bird darting into a snare—not knowing it will cost him his life.
24 DRA Now therefore, my son, hear 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 DRA Let not thy mind be drawn away in her ways: neither be thou deceived with her paths. BSB BSB: Do not let your heart turn aside to her ways; do not stray into her paths.
26 DRA For she hath cast down many wounded, and the strongest have been slain by her. BSB BSB: For she has brought many down to death; her slain are many in number.
27 DRA Her house is the way to hell, reaching even to the inner chambers of death. BSB BSB: Her house is the road to Sheol, descending to the chambers of death.
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