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Warning Against the Adulterous Woman
My son, keep my words
and store up my commands within you.
My son, keep my words
and store up my commands within you.
Warning Against the Adulteress
My son, keep my words
and treasure up my commandments with you;
My son, keep my words
and treasure up my commandments with you;
Keep my commands and you will live;
guard my teachings as the apple of your eye.
guard my teachings as the apple of your eye.
keep my commandments and live;
keep my teaching as the apple of your eye;
keep my teaching as the apple of your eye;
Bind them on your fingers;
write them on the tablet of your heart.
write them on the tablet of your heart.
bind them on your fingers;
write them on the tablet of your heart.
write them on the tablet of your heart.
Say to wisdom, “You are my sister,”
and to insight, “You are my relative.”
and to insight, “You are my relative.”
Say to wisdom, “You are my sister,”
and call insight your intimate friend,
and call insight your intimate friend,
They will keep you from the adulterous woman,
from the wayward woman with her seductive words.
from the wayward woman with her seductive words.
At the window of my house
I looked down through the lattice.
I looked down through the lattice.
For at the window of my house
I have looked out through my lattice,
I have looked out through my lattice,
I saw among the simple,
I noticed among the young men,
a youth who had no sense.
I noticed among the young men,
a youth who had no sense.
and I have seen among the simple,
I have perceived among the youths,
a young man lacking sense,
I have perceived among the youths,
a young man lacking sense,
He was going down the street near her corner,
walking along in the direction of her house
walking along in the direction of her house
passing along the street near her corner,
taking the road to her house
taking the road to her house
at twilight, as the day was fading,
as the dark of night set in.
as the dark of night set in.
in the twilight, in the evening,
at the time of night and darkness.
at the time of night and darkness.
Then out came a woman to meet him,
dressed like a prostitute and with crafty intent.
dressed like a prostitute and with crafty intent.
(She is unruly and defiant,
her feet never stay at home;
her feet never stay at home;
She is loud and wayward;
her feet do not stay at home;
her feet do not stay at home;
now in the street, now in the squares,
at every corner she lurks.)
at every corner she lurks.)
now in the street, now in the market,
and at every corner she lies in wait.
and at every corner she lies in wait.
She took hold of him and kissed him
and with a brazen face she said:
and with a brazen face she said:
She seizes him and kisses him,
and with bold face she says to him,
and with bold face she says to him,
“Today I fulfilled my vows,
and I have food from my fellowship offering at home.
and I have food from my fellowship offering at home.
So I came out to meet you;
I looked for you and have found you!
I looked for you and have found you!
so now I have come out to meet you,
to seek you eagerly, and I have found you.
to seek you eagerly, and I have found you.
I have covered my bed
with colored linens from Egypt.
with colored linens from Egypt.
I have spread my couch with coverings,
colored linens from Egyptian linen;
colored linens from Egyptian linen;
I have perfumed my bed
with myrrh, aloes and cinnamon.
with myrrh, aloes and cinnamon.
I have perfumed my bed with myrrh,
aloes, and cinnamon.
aloes, and cinnamon.
Come, let’s drink deeply of love till morning;
let’s enjoy ourselves with love!
let’s enjoy ourselves with love!
Come, let us take our fill of love till morning;
let us delight ourselves with love.
let us delight ourselves with love.
My husband is not at home;
he has gone on a long journey.
he has gone on a long journey.
For my husband is not at home;
he has gone on a long journey;
he has gone on a long journey;
He took his purse filled with money
and will not be home till full moon.”
and will not be home till full moon.”
he took a bag of money with him;
at full moon he will come home.”
at full moon he will come home.”
With persuasive words she led him astray;
she seduced him with her smooth talk.
she seduced him with her smooth talk.
With much seductive speech she persuades him;
with her smooth talk she compels him.
with her smooth talk she compels him.
till an arrow pierces his liver,
like a bird darting into a snare,
little knowing it will cost him his life.
like a bird darting into a snare,
little knowing it will cost him his life.
till an arrow pierces its liver;
as a bird rushes into a snare;
he does not know that it will cost him his life.
as a bird rushes into a snare;
he does not know that it will cost him his life.
Now then, my sons, listen to me;
pay attention to what I say.
pay attention to what I say.
And now, O sons, listen to me,
and be attentive to the words of my mouth.
and be attentive to the words of my mouth.
Do not let your heart turn to her ways
or stray into her paths.
or stray into her paths.
Let not your heart turn aside to her ways;
do not stray into her paths,
do not stray into her paths,
Many are the victims she has brought down;
her slain are a mighty throng.
her slain are a mighty throng.
for many a victim has she laid low,
and all her slain are a mighty throng.
and all her slain are a mighty throng.