1 GLT My son, keep my sayings and store up my commandments with you. BSB BSB: My son, keep my words and treasure my commandments within you.
2 GLT Keep my commandments and live, and my law as the pupil of your eyes. BSB BSB: Keep my commandments and live; guard my teachings as the apple of your eye.
3 GLT Tie them on your fingers; write them on the tablet of your heart. BSB BSB: Tie them to your fingers; write them on the tablet of your heart.
4 GLT Say to wisdom,“You{ are} my sister,” and call to understanding,“Kinsman,” BSB BSB: Say to wisdom, “You are my sister,” and call understanding your kinsman,
5 GLT in order to keep you from the strange woman, from the foreign woman who makes her sayings smooth. BSB BSB: that they may keep you from the adulteress, from the stranger with seductive words.
6 GLT For at the window of my house, through the window lattice I looked down. BSB BSB: For at the window of my house I looked through the lattice.
7 GLT And I saw among the naive ones, I discerned among the sons a young man lacking of heart BSB BSB: I saw among the simple, I noticed among the youths, a young man lacking judgment,
8 GLT passing through the lane beside her corner, and he steps{ in} the way of her house, BSB BSB: crossing the street near her corner, strolling down the road to her house,
9 GLT in the twilight breeze, in the evening of day, in the pupil of the night and darkness. BSB BSB: at twilight, as the day was fading into the dark of the night.
10 GLT And behold,{ there is} a woman to meet him,{ with} the garment of a prostitute and guarded of heart. BSB BSB: Then a woman came out to meet him, with the attire of a harlot and cunning of heart.
11 GLT (She{ is} a loud and rebellious one; her feet do not stay in her house. BSB BSB: She is loud and defiant; her feet do not remain at home.
12 GLT At{ one} time in the street, at{ another} time in the open areas, and beside every corner she lies in ambush.) BSB BSB: Now in the street, now in the squares, she lurks at every corner.
13 GLT And she grabs him and kisses him, she strengthens her face and says to him, BSB BSB: She seizes him and kisses him; she brazenly says to him:
14 GLT “The sacrifices of peace offerings{ are} with me; today I paid my vows. BSB BSB: “I have made my peace offerings; today I have paid my vows.
15 GLT Therefore, I came out to meet you, to diligently seek your face, and I found you. BSB BSB: So I came out to meet you; I sought you, and I have found you.
16 GLT I have spread my couch{ with} coverings, colored linen of Egypt. BSB BSB: I have decked my bed with coverings, with colored linen from Egypt.
17 GLT I have sprinkled my bed{ with} myrrh, aloes, and cinnamon. BSB BSB: I have perfumed my bed with myrrh, with aloes, and with cinnamon.
18 GLT Come, let us be drenched{ with} lusts until the morning; let us delight ourselves with loves. BSB BSB: Come, let us take our fill of love till morning. Let us delight in loving caresses!
19 GLT For the man is not in his house; he went on a road far away. BSB BSB: For my husband is not at home; he has gone on a long journey.
20 GLT He took the bag of the silver in his hand; on the day of the full moon he will enter his house.” BSB BSB: He took with him a bag of money and will not return till the moon is full.”
21 GLT She leads him astray with the abundance of her teaching; with the smoothness of her lips she compels him. BSB BSB: With her great persuasion she entices him; with her flattering lips she lures him.
22 GLT Following after her suddenly, like an ox to slaughter he goes, and like an ankle chain to the correction of a fool, BSB BSB: He follows her on impulse, like an ox going to the slaughter, like a deer bounding into a trap,
23 GLT until an arrow splits his liver, like a bird rushing into a trap, and he did not know that it{ was} 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 GLT And now, sons, listen to me; and listen attentively to the sayings of my mouth. BSB BSB: Now, my sons, listen to me, and attend to the words of my mouth.
25 GLT Do not let your heart turn aside to her ways; do not wander into her tracks. BSB BSB: Do not let your heart turn aside to her ways; do not stray into her paths.
26 GLT For she has caused many pierced ones to fall, and numerous{ are} all her slain ones. BSB BSB: For she has brought many down to death; her slain are many in number.
27 GLT Her house{ is} the ways of Sheol, descending to the chambers of death. BSB BSB: Her house is the road to Sheol, descending to the chambers of death.
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