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¹ My son, keep my words and store up my commands within you.

² Keep my commands and you will live; guard my teachings as the apple of your eye.

³ Bind them on your fingers; write them on the tablet of your heart.

⁴ Say to wisdom, “You are my sister,” and to insight, “You are my relative.”

⁵ They will keep you from the adulterous woman, from the wayward woman with her seductive words.

⁶ At the window of my house I looked down through the lattice.

⁷ I saw among the simple, I noticed among the young men, a youth who had no sense.

⁸ He was going down the street near her corner, walking along in the direction of her house

⁹ at twilight, as the day was fading, as the dark of night set in.

¹⁰ Then out came a woman to meet him, dressed like a prostitute and with crafty intent.

¹¹ (She is unruly and defiant, her feet never stay at home;

¹² now in the street, now in the squares, at every corner she lurks.)

¹³ She took hold of him and kissed him and with a brazen face she said:

¹⁴ “Today I fulfilled my vows, and I have food from my fellowship offering at home.

¹⁵ So I came out to meet you; I looked for you and have found you!

¹⁶ I have covered my bed with colored linens from Egypt.

¹⁷ I have perfumed my bed with myrrh, aloes and cinnamon.

¹⁸ Come, let’s drink deeply of love till morning; let’s enjoy ourselves with love!

¹⁹ My husband is not at home; he has gone on a long journey.

²⁰ He took his purse filled with money and will not be home till full moon.”

²¹ With persuasive words she led him astray; she seduced him with her smooth talk.

²² All at once he followed her like an ox going to the slaughter, like a deer[13] stepping into a noose[14]

²³ till an arrow pierces his liver, like a bird darting into a snare, little knowing it will cost him his life.

²⁴ Now then, my sons, listen to me; pay attention to what I say.

²⁵ Do not let your heart turn to her ways or stray into her paths.

²⁶ Many are the victims she has brought down; her slain are a mighty throng.

²⁷ Her house is a highway to the grave, leading down to the chambers of death.

#	NIV 11
1	My son, keep my words and store up my commands within you.
2	Keep my commands and you will live; guard my teachings as the apple of your eye.
3	Bind them on your fingers; write them on the tablet of your heart.
4	Say to wisdom, “You are my sister,” and to insight, “You are my relative.”
5	They will keep you from the adulterous woman, from the wayward woman with her seductive words.
6	At the window of my house I looked down through the lattice.
7	I saw among the simple, I noticed among the young men, a youth who had no sense.
8	He was going down the street near her corner, walking along in the direction of her house
9	at twilight, as the day was fading, as the dark of night set in.
10	Then out came a woman to meet him, dressed like a prostitute and with crafty intent.
11	(She is unruly and defiant, her feet never stay at home;
12	now in the street, now in the squares, at every corner she lurks.)
13	She took hold of him and kissed him and with a brazen face she said:
14	“Today I fulfilled my vows, and I have food from my fellowship offering at home.
15	So I came out to meet you; I looked for you and have found you!
16	I have covered my bed with colored linens from Egypt.
17	I have perfumed my bed with myrrh, aloes and cinnamon.
18	Come, let’s drink deeply of love till morning; let’s enjoy ourselves with love!
19	My husband is not at home; he has gone on a long journey.
20	He took his purse filled with money and will not be home till full moon.”
21	With persuasive words she led him astray; she seduced him with her smooth talk.
22	All at once he followed her like an ox going to the slaughter, like a deer[13] stepping into a noose[14]
23	till an arrow pierces his liver, like a bird darting into a snare, little knowing it will cost him his life.
24	Now then, my sons, listen to me; pay attention to what I say.
25	Do not let your heart turn to her ways or stray into her paths.
26	Many are the victims she has brought down; her slain are a mighty throng.
27	Her house is a highway to the grave, leading down to the chambers of death.

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