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[1] My son, keep my words.
Lay up my commandments within you.
[2] Keep my commandments and live!
Guard my teaching as the apple of your eye.
[3] Bind them on your fingers.
Write them on the tablet of your heart.
[4] Tell wisdom, “You are my sister.”
Call understanding your relative,
[5] that they may keep you from the strange woman,
from the foreigner who flatters with her words.
[6] For at the window of my house,
I looked out through my lattice.
[7] I saw among the simple ones.
I discerned among the youths a young man void of understanding,
[8] passing through the street near her corner,
he went the way to her house,
[9] in the twilight, in the evening of the day,
in the middle of the night and in the darkness.
[10] Behold, there a woman met him with the attire of a prostitute,
and with crafty intent.
[11] She is loud and defiant.
Her feet don’t stay in her house.
[12] Now she is in the streets, now in the squares,
and lurking at every corner.
[13] So she caught him, and kissed him.
With an impudent face she said to him:
[14] “Sacrifices of peace offerings are with me.
Today I have paid my vows.
[15] Therefore I came out to meet you,
to diligently seek your face,
and I have found you.
[16] I have spread my couch with carpets of tapestry,
with striped cloths of the yarn of Egypt.
[17] I have perfumed my bed with myrrh, aloes, and cinnamon.
[18] Come, let’s take our fill of loving until the morning.
Let’s solace ourselves with loving.
[19] For my husband isn’t at home.
He has gone on a long journey.
[20] He has taken a bag of money with him.
He will come home at the full moon.”
[21] With persuasive words, she led him astray.
With the flattering of her lips, she seduced him.
[22] He followed her immediately,
as an ox goes to the slaughter,
as a fool stepping into a noose.
[23] Until an arrow strikes through his liver,
as a bird hurries to the snare,
and doesn’t know that it will cost his life. [24] Now therefore, sons, listen to me.
Pay attention to the words of my mouth.
[25] Don’t let your heart turn to her ways.
Don’t go astray in her paths,
[26] for she has thrown down many wounded.
Yes, all her slain are a mighty army.
[27] Her house is the way to Sheol,ⓘ
going down to the rooms of death.

Footnotes

  1. ⓘ 7:27 Sheol is the place of the dead.
King James Version
[1] My son, H1121 keep H8104 my words, H561
And lay up H6845 my commandments H4687 with thee.
[2] Keep H8104 my commandments, H4687 and live; H2421
And my law H8451 as the apple H380 of thine eye. H5869
[3] Bind H7194 them upon thy fingers, H676
Write H3789 them upon the table H3871 of thine heart. H3820
[4] Say H559 unto wisdom, H2451 Thou art my sister; H269
And call H7121 understanding H998 thy kinswoman: H4129
[5] That they may keep H8104 thee from the strange H2114 woman, H802
From the stranger H5237 which flattereth H2505 with her words. H561
[6] For H3588 at the window H2474 of my house H1004
I looked H8259 through my casement, H822
[7] And beheld H7200 among the simple ones, H6612
I discerned H995 among the youths, H1121§
A young man H5288 void H2638 of understanding, H3820
[8] Passing through H5674 the street H7784 near H681 her corner; H6434
And he went H6805 the way H1870 to her house, H1004
[9] In the twilight, H5399 in the evening, H3117§
H6153 In the black H380 and dark H653 night: H3915
[10] And, behold, there met H7125 him a woman H802
With the attire H7897 of an harlot, H2181 and subtil H5341 of heart. H3820
[11] (She is loud H1993 and stubborn; H5637
Her feet H7272 abide H7931 not H3808 in her house: H1004
[12] Now H6471 is she without, H2351 now H6471 in the streets, H7339
And lieth in wait H693 at H681 every H3605 corner.) H6438
[13] So she caught H2388 him, and kissed H5401 him,
And with an impudent H5810 face H6440 said H559 unto him,
[14] I have peace H8002 offerings H2077 with me;§
This day H3117 have I payed H7999 my vows. H5088
[15] Therefore came I forth H3318 to meet H7125 thee,
Diligently to seek H7836 thy face, H6440 and I have found H4672 thee.
[16] I have decked H7234 my bed H6210 with coverings H4765 of tapestry,
With carved H2405 works, with fine linen H330 of Egypt. H4714
[17] I have perfumed H5130 my bed H4904
With myrrh, H4753 aloes, H174 and cinnamon. H7076
[18] Come, H3212 let us take our fill H7301 of love H1730 until H5704 the morning: H1242
Let us solace H5965 ourselves with loves. H159
[19] For H3588 the goodman H376 is not at home, H1004
He is gone H1980 a long H7350 journey: H1870
[20] He hath taken H3947 a bag H6872 of money H3701 with him, H3027§
And will come H935 home H1004 at the day H3117 appointed. H3677§
[21] With her much H7230 fair speech H3948 she caused him to yield, H5186
With the flattering H2506 of her lips H8193 she forced H5080 him.
[22] He goeth H1980 after H310 her straightway, H6597§
As an ox H7794 goeth H935 to the slaughter, H2874
Or as a fool H191 to the correction H4148 of the stocks; H5914
[23] Till H5704 a dart H2671 strike H6398 through his liver; H3516
As a bird H6833 hasteth H4116 to the snare, H6341
And knoweth H3045 not that it is for his life. H5315
[24] Hearken H8085 unto me now therefore, O ye children, H1121
And attend H7181 to the words H561 of my mouth. H6310
[25] Let not thine heart H3820 decline H7847 to her ways, H1870
Go not astray H8582 in her paths. H5410
[26] For H3588 she hath cast down H5307 many H7227 wounded: H2491
Yea, many strong H6099 men have been slain H2026 by her.
[27] Her house H1004 is the way H1870 to hell, H7585
Going down H3381 to the chambers H2315 of death. H4194

Footnotes

  1. § 7:7 Heb. the sons
  2. § 7:9 Heb. in the evening of the day
  3. § 7:14 Heb. peace offerings are upon me
  4. § 7:20a Heb. in his hand
  5. § 7:20b Or, the New moon
  6. § 7:22 Heb. suddenly
Septuaginta
[1] ‡Υἱέ, G5207 φύλασσε G5442 ἐμοὺς G1699 λόγους, G3056 τὰς G3588 δὲ G1161 ἐμὰς G1699 ἐντολὰς G1785 κρύψον G2928 παρὰ G3844 σεαυτῷ· G4572 υἱέ, G5207 τίμα G5091 τὸν G3588 κύριον, G2962 καὶ G2532 ἰσχύσεις, G2480 πλὴν G4133 δὲ G1161 αὐτοῦ G846 μὴ G3361 φοβοῦ G5399 ἄλλον. G243 [2] Φύλαξον G5442 ἐμὰς G1699 ἐντολάς, G1785 καὶ G2532 βιώσεις, G980 τοὺς G3588 δὲ G1161 ἐμοὺς G1699 λόγους G3056 ὥσπερ G5618 κόρας ὀμμάτων· G3659 [3] περίθου G4060 δὲ G1161 αὐτοὺς G846 σοῖς G4674 δακτύλοις, G1147 ἐπίγραψον G1924 δὲ G1161 ἐπὶ G1909 τὸ G3588 πλάτος G4114 τῆς G3588 καρδίας G2588 σου. G4675 [4] Εἶπον G2036 τὴν G3588 σοφίαν G4678 σὴν G4674 ἀδελφὴν G79 εἶναι, G1511 τὴν G3588 δὲ G1161 φρόνησιν G5428 γνώριμον περιποίησαι G4046 σεαυτῷ, G4572 [5] ἵνα G2443 σε G4571 τηρήσῃ G5083 ἀπὸ G575 γυναικὸς G1135 ἀλλοτρίας G245 καὶ G2532 πονηρᾶς, G4190 ἐάν G1437 σε G4571 λόγοις G3056 τοῖς G3588 πρὸς G4314 χάριν G5485 ἐμβάληται. G1685 [6] Ἀπὸ G575 γὰρ G1063 θυρίδος G2376 ἐκ G1537 τοῦ G3588 οἴκου G3624 αὐτῆς G846 εἰς G1519 τὰς G3588 πλατείας G4116 παρακύπτουσα, G3879 [7] ὃν G3739 ἂν G302 ἴδῃ G1492 τῶν G3588 ἀφρόνων G878 τέκνων G5043 νεανίαν G3494 ἐνδεῆ G1729 φρενῶν G5424 [8] παραπορευόμενον G3899 παρὰ G3844 γωνίαν G1137 ἐν G1722 διόδοις οἴκων G3624 αὐτῆς G846 [9] καὶ G2532 λαλοῦντα G2980 ἐν G1722 σκότει G4655 ἑσπερινῷ, ἡνίκα G2259 ἂν G302 ἡσυχία G2271 νυκτερινὴ ᾖ G5600 καὶ G2532 γνοφώδης, [10] ἡ G3588 δὲ G1161 γυνὴ G1135 συναντᾷ G4876 αὐτῷ, G846 εἶδος G1491 ἔχουσα G2192 πορνικόν, ἣ G3739 ποιεῖ G4160 νέων G3501 ἐξίπτασθαι καρδίας. G2588 [11] Ἀνεπτερωμένη δέ G1161 ἐστιν G2076 καὶ G2532 ἄσωτος, ἐν G1722 οἴκῳ G3624 δὲ G1161 οὐχ G3756 ἡσυχάζουσιν G2270 οἱ G3588 πόδες G4228 αὐτῆς· G846 [12] χρόνον G5550 γάρ G1063 τινα G5100 ἔξω G1854 ῥέμβεται, χρόνον G5550 δὲ G1161 ἐν G1722 πλατείαις G4116 παρὰ G3844 πᾶσαν G3956 γωνίαν G1137 ἐνεδρεύει. G1748 [13] Εἶτα G1534 ἐπιλαβομένη G1949 ἐφίλησεν G5368 αὐτόν, G846 ἀναιδεῖ δὲ G1161 προσώπῳ G4383 προσεῖπεν G4316 αὐτῷ G846 [14] Θυσία G2378 εἰρηνική G1516 μοί G3427 ἐστιν, G2076 σήμερον G4594 ἀποδίδωμι G591 τὰς G3588 εὐχάς G2171 μου· G3450 [15] ἕνεκα G1752 τούτου G5127 ἐξῆλθον G1831 εἰς G1519 συνάντησίν G4877 σοι, G4671 ποθοῦσα τὸ G3588 σὸν G4674 πρόσωπον G4383 εὕρηκά G2147 σε· G4571 [16] κειρίαις G2750 τέτακα τὴν G3588 κλίνην G2825 μου, G3450 ἀμφιτάποις δὲ G1161 ἔστρωκα G4766 τοῖς G3588 ἀπ’ G575 Αἰγύπτου· G125 [17] διέρραγκα τὴν G3588 κοίτην G2845 μου G3450 κρόκῳ, τὸν G3588 δὲ G1161 οἶκόν G3624 μου G3450 κινναμώμῳ· G2792 [18] ἐλθὲ G2064 καὶ G2532 ἀπολαύσωμεν φιλίας G5373 ἕως G2193 ὄρθρου, G3722 δεῦρο G1204 καὶ G2532 ἐγκυλισθῶμεν ἔρωτι· [19] οὐ G3756 γὰρ G1063 πάρεστιν G3918 ὁ G3588 ἀνήρ G435 μου G3450 ἐν G1722 οἴκῳ, G3624 πεπόρευται G4198 δὲ G1161 ὁδὸν G3598 μακρὰν G3117 [20] ἔνδεσμον ἀργυρίου G694 λαβὼν G2983 ἐν G1722 χειρὶ G5495 αὐτοῦ, G846 δι’ G1223 ἡμερῶν G2250 πολλῶν G4183 ἐπανήξει εἰς G1519 τὸν G3588 οἶκον G3624 αὐτοῦ. G846 [21] Ἀπεπλάνησεν G635 δὲ G1161 αὐτὸν G846 πολλῇ G4183 ὁμιλίᾳ G3657 βρόχοις G1029 τε G5037 τοῖς G3588 ἀπὸ G575 χειλέων G5491 ἐξώκειλεν αὐτόν. G846 [22] Ὁ G3588 δὲ G1161 ἐπηκολούθησεν G1872 αὐτῇ G846 κεπφωθείς, ὥσπερ G5618 δὲ G1161 βοῦς G1016 ἐπὶ G1909 σφαγὴν G4967 ἄγεται G71 καὶ G2532 ὥσπερ G5618 κύων G2965 ἐπὶ G1909 δεσμοὺς G1199 [23] ἢ G2228 ὡς G5613 ἔλαφος τοξεύματι πεπληγὼς G4141 εἰς G1519 τὸ G3588 ἧπαρ, σπεύδει G4692 δὲ G1161 ὥσπερ G5618 ὄρνεον G3732 εἰς G1519 παγίδα G3803 οὐκ G3756 εἰδὼς G1492 ὅτι G3754 περὶ G4012 ψυχῆς G5590 τρέχει. G5143 [24] Νῦν G3568 οὖν, G3767 υἱέ, G5207 ἄκουέ G191 μου G3450 καὶ G2532 πρόσεχε G4337 ῥήμασιν G4487 στόματός G4750 μου· G3450 [25] μὴ G3361 ἐκκλινάτω G1578 εἰς G1519 τὰς G3588 ὁδοὺς G3598 αὐτῆς G846 ἡ G3588 καρδία G2588 σου· G4675 [26] πολλοὺς G4183 γὰρ G1063 τρώσασα καταβέβληκεν, G2598 καὶ G2532 ἀναρίθμητοί G382 εἰσιν G1526 οὓς G3739 πεφόνευκεν· G5407 [27] ὁδοὶ G3598 ᾅδου G86 ὁ G3588 οἶκος G3624 αὐτῆς G846 κατάγουσαι G2609 εἰς G1519 τὰ G3588 ταμίεια G5009 τοῦ G3588 θανάτου. G2288
Septuaginta, in place of Byzantine Greek New Testament

Footnotes

  1. ‡ 7:1 Originally verses 7:1 and 7:1a.