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Another Warning about Immoral Women
Follow my advice, my son;
always treasure my commands.
Follow my advice, my son;
always treasure my commands.
The Wiles of a Harlot
My son, keep my words,
And treasure my commands within you.
My son, keep my words,
And treasure my commands within you.
Keep my commands and live,
And my law as the apple of your eye.
And my law as the apple of your eye.
Tie them on your fingers as a reminder.
Write them deep within your heart.
Write them deep within your heart.
Bind them on your fingers;
Write them on the tablet of your heart.
Write them on the tablet of your heart.
Love wisdom like a sister;
make insight a beloved member of your family.
make insight a beloved member of your family.
Say to wisdom, “You are my sister,”
And call understanding your nearest kin,
And call understanding your nearest kin,
Let them protect you from an affair with an immoral woman,
from listening to the flattery of a promiscuous woman.
from listening to the flattery of a promiscuous woman.
That they may keep you from the immoral woman,
From the seductress who flatters with her words.
From the seductress who flatters with her words.
While I was at the window of my house,
looking through the curtain,
looking through the curtain,
The Crafty Harlot
For at the window of my house
I looked through my lattice,
For at the window of my house
I looked through my lattice,
I saw some naive young men,
and one in particular who lacked common sense.
and one in particular who lacked common sense.
He was crossing the street near the house of an immoral woman,
strolling down the path by her house.
strolling down the path by her house.
Passing along the street near her corner;
And he took the path to her house
And he took the path to her house
It was at twilight, in the evening,
as deep darkness fell.
as deep darkness fell.
In the twilight, in the evening,
In the black and dark night.
In the black and dark night.
The woman approached him,
seductively dressed and sly of heart.
seductively dressed and sly of heart.
And there a woman met him,
With the attire of a harlot, and a crafty heart.
With the attire of a harlot, and a crafty heart.
She was the brash, rebellious type,
never content to stay at home.
never content to stay at home.
She was loud and rebellious,
Her feet would not stay at home.
Her feet would not stay at home.
She is often in the streets and markets,
soliciting at every corner.
soliciting at every corner.
At times she was outside, at times in the open square,
Lurking at every corner.
Lurking at every corner.
She threw her arms around him and kissed him,
and with a brazen look she said,
and with a brazen look she said,
“I’ve just made my peace offerings
and fulfilled my vows.
and fulfilled my vows.
“I have peace offerings with me;
Today I have paid my vows.
Today I have paid my vows.
You’re the one I was looking for!
I came out to find you, and here you are!
I came out to find you, and here you are!
So I came out to meet you,
Diligently to seek your face,
And I have found you.
Diligently to seek your face,
And I have found you.
My bed is spread with beautiful blankets,
with colored sheets of Egyptian linen.
with colored sheets of Egyptian linen.
I have spread my bed with tapestry,
Colored coverings of Egyptian linen.
Colored coverings of Egyptian linen.
I’ve perfumed my bed
with myrrh, aloes, and cinnamon.
with myrrh, aloes, and cinnamon.
I have perfumed my bed
With myrrh, aloes, and cinnamon.
With myrrh, aloes, and cinnamon.
Come, let’s drink our fill of love until morning.
Let’s enjoy each other’s caresses,
Let’s enjoy each other’s caresses,
Come, let us take our fill of love until morning;
Let us delight ourselves with love.
Let us delight ourselves with love.
for my husband is not home.
He’s away on a long trip.
He’s away on a long trip.
So she seduced him with her pretty speech
and enticed him with her flattery.
and enticed him with her flattery.
awaiting the arrow that would pierce its heart.
He was like a bird flying into a snare,
little knowing it would cost him his life.
He was like a bird flying into a snare,
little knowing it would cost him his life.
So listen to me, my sons,
and pay attention to my words.
and pay attention to my words.
Now therefore, listen to me, my children;
Pay attention to the words of my mouth:
Pay attention to the words of my mouth:
Don’t let your hearts stray away toward her.
Don’t wander down her wayward path.
Don’t wander down her wayward path.
Do not let your heart turn aside to her ways,
Do not stray into her paths;
Do not stray into her paths;
For she has been the ruin of many;
many men have been her victims.
many men have been her victims.
For she has cast down many wounded,
And all who were slain by her were strong men.
And all who were slain by her were strong men.