1My son, keep my words and treasure my commandments within you.My son, keep my words. Lay up my commandments within you.My son, keep my words, and lay up my commandments with thee.My son, keep my words, And lay up my commandments with thee.2Keep my commandments and live; guard my teachings as the apple of your eye.Keep my commandments and live! Guard my teaching as the apple of your eye.Keep my commandments, and live; and my law as the apple of thine eye.Keep my commandments and live; And my law as the apple of thine eye.3Tie them to your fingers; write them on the tablet of your heart.Bind them on your fingers. Write them on the tablet of your heart.Bind them upon thy fingers, write them upon the table of thine heart.Bind them upon thy fingers; Write them upon the tablet of thy heart.4Say to wisdom, “You are my sister,” and call understanding your kinsman,Tell wisdom, “You are my sister.” Call understanding your relative,Say unto wisdom, Thou art my sister; and call understanding thy kinswoman:Say unto wisdom, Thou art my sister; And call understanding thy kinswoman:5that they may keep you from the adulteress, from the stranger with seductive words.that they may keep you from the strange woman, from the foreigner who flatters with her words.That they may keep thee from the strange woman, from the stranger which flattereth with her words.That they may keep thee from the strange woman, From the foreigner that flattereth with her words.6For at the window of my house I looked through the lattice.For at the window of my house, I looked out through my lattice.For at the window of my house I looked through my casement,For at the window of my house I looked forth through my lattice;7I saw among the simple, I noticed among the youths, a young man lacking judgment,I saw among the simple ones. I discerned among the youths a young man void of understanding,And beheld among the simple ones, I discerned among the youths, a young man void of understanding,And I beheld among the simple ones, I discerned among the youths, A young man void of understanding,8crossing the street near her corner, strolling down the road to her house,passing through the street near her corner, he went the way to her house,Passing through the street near her corner; and he went the way to her house,Passing through the street near her corner; And he went the way to her house,9at twilight, as the day was fading into the dark of the night.in the twilight, in the evening of the day, in the middle of the night and in the darkness.In the twilight, in the evening, in the black and dark night:In the twilight, in the evening of the day, In the middle of the night and in the darkness.10Then a woman came out to meet him, with the attire of a harlot and cunning of heart.Behold, there a woman met him with the attire of a prostitute, and with crafty intent.And, behold, there met him a woman with the attire of an harlot, and subtil of heart.And, behold, there met him a woman With the attire of a harlot, and wily of heart.11She is loud and defiant; her feet do not remain at home.She is loud and defiant. Her feet don’t stay in her house.(She is loud and stubborn; her feet abide not in her house:(She is clamorous and wilful; Her feet abide not in her house:12Now in the street, now in the squares, she lurks at every corner.Now she is in the streets, now in the squares, and lurking at every corner.Now is she without, now in the streets, and lieth in wait at every corner.)Now she is in the streets, now in the broad places, And lieth in wait at every corner.)13She seizes him and kisses him; she brazenly says to him:So she caught him, and kissed him. With an impudent face she said to him:So she caught him, and kissed him, and with an impudent face said unto him,So she caught him, and kissed him, And with an impudent face she said unto him:14“I have made my peace offerings; today I have paid my vows.“Sacrifices of peace offerings are with me. Today I have paid my vows.I have peace offerings with me; this day have I payed my vows.Sacrifices of peace-offerings are with me; This day have I paid my vows.15So I came out to meet you; I sought you, and I have found you.Therefore I came out to meet you, to diligently seek your face, and I have found you.Therefore came I forth to meet thee, diligently to seek thy face, and I have found thee.Therefore came I forth to meet thee, Diligently to seek thy face, and I have found thee.16I have decked my bed with coverings, with colored linen from Egypt.I have spread my couch with carpets of tapestry, with striped cloths of the yarn of Egypt.I have decked my bed with coverings of tapestry, with carved works, with fine linen of Egypt.I have spread my couch with carpets of tapestry, With striped cloths of the yarn of Egypt.17I have perfumed my bed with myrrh, with aloes, and with cinnamon.I have perfumed my bed with myrrh, aloes, and cinnamon.I have perfumed my bed with myrrh, aloes, and cinnamon.I have perfumed my bed With myrrh, aloes, and cinnamon.18Come, let us take our fill of love till morning. Let us delight in loving caresses!Come, let’s take our fill of loving until the morning. Let’s solace ourselves with loving.Come, let us take our fill of love until the morning: let us solace ourselves with loves.Come, let us take our fill of love until the morning; Let us solace ourselves with loves.19For my husband is not at home; he has gone on a long journey.For my husband isn’t at home. He has gone on a long journey.For the goodman is not at home, he is gone a long journey:For the man is not at home; He is gone a long journey:20He took with him a bag of money and will not return till the moon is full.”He has taken a bag of money with him. He will come home at the full moon.”He hath taken a bag of money with him, and will come home at the day appointed.He hath taken a bag of money with him; He will come home at the full moon.21With her great persuasion she entices him; with her flattering lips she lures him.With persuasive words, she led him astray. With the flattering of her lips, she seduced him.With her much fair speech she caused him to yield, with the flattering of her lips she forced him.With her much fair speech she causeth him to yield; With the flattering of her lips she forceth him along.22He follows her on impulse, like an ox going to the slaughter, like a deer bounding into a trap,He followed her immediately, as an ox goes to the slaughter, as a fool stepping into a noose.He goeth after her straightway, as an ox goeth to the slaughter, or as a fool to the correction of the stocks;He goeth after her straightway, As an ox goeth to the slaughter, Or as one in fetters to the correction of the fool;23until an arrow pierces his liver, like a bird darting into a snare—not knowing it will cost him his life.Until an arrow strikes through his liver, as a bird hurries to the snare, and doesn’t know that it will cost his life.Till a dart strike through his liver; as a bird hasteth to the snare, and knoweth not that it is for his life.Till an arrow strike through his liver; As a bird hasteth to the snare, And knoweth not that it is for his life.24Now, my sons, listen to me, and attend to the words of my mouth.Now therefore, sons, listen to me. Pay attention to the words of my mouth.Hearken unto me now therefore, O ye children, and attend to the words of my mouth.Now therefore, my sons, hearken unto me, And attend to the words of my mouth.25Do not let your heart turn aside to her ways; do not stray into her paths.Don’t let your heart turn to her ways. Don’t go astray in her paths,Let not thine heart decline to her ways, go not astray in her paths.Let not thy heart decline to her ways; Go not astray in her paths.26For she has brought many down to death; her slain are many in number.for she has thrown down many wounded. Yes, all her slain are a mighty army.For she hath cast down many wounded: yea, many strong men have been slain by her.For she hath cast down many wounded: Yea, all her slain are a mighty host.27Her house is the road to Sheol, descending to the chambers of death.Her house is the way to Sheol, going down to the rooms of death.Her house is the way to hell, going down to the chambers of death.Her house is the way to Sheol, Going down to the chambers of death.
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