1My son, keep my words, And lay up…
2Keep my commandments and live; And my law…
3Bind them upon thy fingers; Write them upon…
4Say unto wisdom, Thou art my sister; And…
5That they may keep thee from the strange…
6For at the window of my house I…
7And I beheld among the simple ones, I…
8Passing through the street near her corner; And…
9In the twilight, in the evening of the…
10And, behold, there met him a woman With…
11(She is clamorous and wilful; Her feet abide…
12Now she is in the streets, now in…
13So she caught him, and kissed him, [And]…
14Sacrifices of peace-offerings are with me; This day…
15Therefore came I forth to meet thee, Diligently…
16I have spread my couch with carpets of…
17I have perfumed my bed With myrrh, aloes,…
18Come, let us take our fill of love…
19For the man is not at home; He…
20He hath taken a bag of money with…
21With her much fair speech she causeth him…
22He goeth after her straightway, As an ox…
23Till an arrow strike through his liver; As…
24Now therefore, [my] sons, hearken unto me, And…
25Let not thy heart decline to her ways;…
26For she hath cast down many wounded: Yea,…
27Her house is the way to Sheol, Going…
