Proverbs 7
7
Warning Against the Adulterous Woman
1My son, keep my words
and store up my commands within you.
2Keep my commands and you will live;
guard my teachings as the apple of your eye.
3Bind them on your fingers;
write them on the tablet of your heart.
4Say to wisdom, “You are my sister,”
and to insight, “You are my relative.”
5They will keep you from the adulterous woman,
from the wayward woman with her seductive words.
6At the window of my house
I looked down through the lattice.
7I saw among the simple,
I noticed among the young men,
a youth who had no sense.
8He was going down the street near her corner,
walking along in the direction of her house
9at twilight, as the day was fading,
as the dark of night set in.
10Then 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;
12now in the street, now in the squares,
at every corner she lurks.)
13She 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.
15So I came out to meet you;
I looked for you and have found you!
16I have covered my bed
with colored linens from Egypt.
17I have perfumed my bed
with myrrh, aloes and cinnamon.
18Come, let’s drink deeply of love till morning;
let’s enjoy ourselves with love!
19My husband is not at home;
he has gone on a long journey.
20He took his purse filled with money
and will not be home till full moon.”
21With persuasive words she led him astray;
she seduced him with her smooth talk.
22All at once he followed her
like an ox going to the slaughter,
like a deer#7:22 Syriac (see also Septuagint); Hebrew fool stepping into a noose#7:22 The meaning of the Hebrew for this line is uncertain.
23till an arrow pierces his liver,
like a bird darting into a snare,
little knowing it will cost him his life.
24Now then, my sons, listen to me;
pay attention to what I say.
25Do not let your heart turn to her ways
or stray into her paths.
26Many are the victims she has brought down;
her slain are a mighty throng.
27Her house is a highway to the grave,
leading down to the chambers of death.
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Proverbs 7
7
Treasure Torah’s Teaching
1My son, keep my words and treasure my mitzvot within you.
2Keep my mitzvot and live, my teaching as the apple of your eye.
3Bind them on your fingers, write them on the tablet of your heart.
4Say to wisdom, “You are my sister,” and call understanding your relative.
5They will keep you from a seducing woman, from the foreign woman with her seductive speech.
6For at the window of my house I looked out through my lattice.
7I saw among the naïve, I noticed among the youth, a young man lacking understanding,
8crossing the street near her corner, walking in the direction of her house,
9in the twilight of the evening, in the darkest hours of the night.
10All of a sudden, a woman meets him, dressed as a prostitute and with a cunning heart.
11She is loud and defiant. Her feet never stay at home—
12now in the streets, now in the squares, at every corner she lurks.
13So she grabs him and kisses him and with a brazen face says to him:
14“I had to sacrifice fellowship offerings; today I paid my vow.
15So I’ve come out to meet you, to seek your presence eagerly— and I found you!
16I have spread my couch with tapestry of dyed Egyptian linens.
17I have perfumed my bed with myrrh, aloes, and cinnamon.
18Come, let’s drink our fill of love till morning! Let’s delight ourselves with love.
19For my husband is not at home— he’s gone on a long journey.
20He took a bag of money with him— he won’t come home until full moon.”
21With her persistent pleading she entices him, with smooth talk she seduces him.
22Suddenly he follows her like an ox going to the slaughter, like a stag bounding toward a trap,
23till an arrow pierces its liver. Like a bird darting into a snare, he never considered his own soul!
24Now then, sons, listen to me, pay attention to the words of my mouth.
25Do not let your heart turn to her ways or stray onto her paths.
26For many are the victims she has brought down, and numerous are all her slain.
27Her house is a highway to Sheol, leading down to the chambers of death.
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