1My son, keep my words and treasure my…
2Keep my commandments and live; guard my teachings…
3Tie them to your fingers; write them on…
4Say to wisdom, “You are my sister,” and…
5that they may keep you from the adulteress,…
6For at the window of my house I…
7I saw among the simple, I noticed among…
8crossing the street near her corner, strolling down…
9at twilight, as the day was fading into…
10Then a woman came out to meet him,…
11She is loud and defiant; her feet do…
12Now in the street, now in the squares,…
13She seizes him and kisses him; she brazenly…
14“I have made my peace offerings; today I…
15So I came out to meet you; I…
16I have decked my bed with coverings, with…
17I have perfumed my bed with myrrh, with…
18Come, let us take our fill of love…
19For my husband is not at home; he…
20He took with him a bag of money…
21With her great persuasion she entices him; with…
22He follows her on impulse, like an ox…
23until an arrow pierces his liver, like a…
24Now, my sons, listen to me, and attend…
25Do not let your heart turn aside to…
26For she has brought many down to death;…
27Her house is the road to Sheol, descending…
