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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.
The Wiles of the Harlot
My son, keep my words
And treasure my commandments within you.
My son, keep my words
And treasure my commandments within 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,
And my teaching as the apple of your eye.
And 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 understanding your intimate friend;
And call understanding 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.
That they may keep you from an adulteress,
From the foreigner who flatters with her words.
From the foreigner who flatters with her 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 looked out through my lattice,
I 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 saw among the naive,
And discerned among the youths
A young man lacking sense,
And discerned 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 through the street near her corner;
And he takes the way to her house,
And he takes the way 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,
In the middle of the night and in the darkness.
In the middle of the night and in the 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.
And behold, a woman comes to meet him,
Dressed as a harlot and cunning of heart.
Dressed as a harlot and cunning of heart.
(She is unruly and defiant,
her feet never stay at home;
her feet never stay at home;
She is boisterous and rebellious,
Her feet do not remain at home;
Her feet do not remain at home;
now in the street, now in the squares,
at every corner she lurks.)
at every corner she lurks.)
She is now in the streets, now in the squares,
And lurks by every corner.
And lurks by every corner.
She took hold of him and kissed him
and with a brazen face she said:
and with a brazen face she said:
So she seizes him and kisses him
And with a brazen face she says to him:
And with a brazen 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.
“I was due to offer peace offerings;
Today I have paid my vows.
Today I have paid my vows.
So I came out to meet you;
I looked for you and have found you!
I looked for you and have found you!
“Therefore I have come out to meet you,
To seek your presence earnestly, and I have found you.
To seek your presence earnestly, 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,
With colored linens of Egypt.
With colored linens of Egypt.
I have perfumed my bed
with myrrh, aloes and cinnamon.
with myrrh, aloes and cinnamon.
“I have sprinkled my bed
With myrrh, aloes and cinnamon.
With myrrh, 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 drink our fill of love until morning;
Let us delight ourselves with caresses.
Let us delight ourselves with caresses.
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 has taken a bag of money with him,
At the full moon he will come home.”
At the 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 her many persuasions she entices him;
With her flattering lips she seduces him.
With her flattering lips she seduces him.
Suddenly he follows her
As an ox goes to the slaughter,
Or as one in fetters to the discipline of a fool,
As an ox goes to the slaughter,
Or as one in fetters to the discipline of a fool,
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.
Until an arrow pierces through his liver;
As a bird hastens to the snare,
So he does not know that it will cost him his life.
As a bird hastens to the snare,
So 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.
Now therefore, my sons, listen to me,
And pay attention to the words of my mouth.
And pay attention 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.
Do not let 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 are the victims she has cast down,
And numerous are all her slain.
And numerous are all her slain.