<h3>The Lures of the Prostitute</h3>7 <poetry>My son, keep my words And treasure my commandments within you. </poetry> 2 <poetry> Keep my commandments and live, And my teaching as the apple of your eye. </poetry> 3 <poetry> Bind them on your fingers; Write them on the tablet of your heart. </poetry> 4 <poetry>Say to wisdom, “You are my sister,” And call understanding your intimate friend, </poetry> 5 <poetry>So that they may keep you from an adulteress, From the foreigner who flatters with her words.<poetry></poetry> 6 <poetry>For at the window of my house I looked out through my lattice, </poetry> 7 <poetry>And I saw among the naive, And discerned among the youths A young man lacking sense, </poetry> 8 <poetry>Passing through the street near her corner; And he walks along the way to her house, </poetry> 9 <poetry>In the twilight, in the evening, In the middle of the night and the darkness. </poetry> 10 <poetry>And behold, a woman comes to meet him, Dressed as a prostitute and cunning of heart. </poetry> 11 <poetry>She is boisterous and rebellious, Her feet do not remain at home; </poetry> 12 <poetry>She is now in the streets, now in the public squares, And lurks by every corner. </poetry> 13 <poetry>So she seizes him and kisses him, And with a brazen face she says to him: </poetry> 14 <poetry>“ I was due to offer peace offerings; Today I have paid my vows. </poetry> 15 <poetry>Therefore I have come out to meet you, To seek your presence diligently, and I have found you. </poetry> 16 <poetry>I have spread my couch with coverings, With colored linens of Egypt. </poetry> 17 <poetry>I have sprinkled my bed With myrrh, aloes, and cinnamon. </poetry> 18 <poetry>Come, let’s drink our fill of love until morning; Let’s delight ourselves with caresses. </poetry> 19 <poetry>For my husband is not at home; He has gone on a long journey. </poetry> 20 <poetry>He has taken a bag of money with him. At the full moon he will come home.” </poetry> 21 <poetry>With her many persuasions she entices him; With her flattering lips she seduces him. </poetry> 22 <poetry>Suddenly he follows her As an ox goes to the slaughter, Or as one walks in ankle bracelets to the discipline of a fool, </poetry> 23 <poetry>Until an arrow pierces through his liver; As a bird hurries to the snare, So he does not know that it will cost him his life.<poetry></poetry> 24 <poetry>Now therefore, my sons, listen to me, And pay attention to the words of my mouth. </poetry> 25 <poetry>Do not let your heart turn aside to her ways, Do not stray into her paths. </poetry> 26 <poetry>For many are the victims she has brought to ruin, And numerous are all those slaughtered by her. </poetry> 27 <poetry>Her house is the way to Sheol, Descending to the chambers of death.</poetry>

Proverbs 7:1

My son, <cr>1</cr>keep my words And treasure my commandments within you.

<cr>1</cr>Keep my commandments and live, And my <ft>1</ft>teaching <cr>2</cr>as the <ft>2</ft>apple of your eye.

Proverbs 7:2

<cr>1</cr>Bind them on your fingers; <cr>2</cr>Write them on the tablet of your heart.

Proverbs 7:3

Say to wisdom, “You are my sister,” And call understanding your intimate friend,

Proverbs 7:4

So that they may keep you from an <ft>1</ft>adulteress, From the foreigner who flatters with her words.<pb/><poetry>

Proverbs 7:5

For <cr>1</cr>at the window of my house I looked out <cr>2</cr>through my lattice,

Proverbs 7:6

And I saw among the <cr>1</cr>naive, And discerned among the <ft>1</ft>youths A young man <cr>2</cr>lacking <ft>2</ft>sense,

Proverbs 7:7

Passing through the street near <cr>1</cr>her corner; And he walks along the way to <cr>2</cr>her house,

Proverbs 7:8

In the <cr>1</cr>twilight, in the <ft>1</ft>evening, In the <ft>2</ft>middle of the night and the darkness.

Proverbs 7:9

And behold, a woman comes to meet him, <cr>1</cr>Dressed as a prostitute and cunning of heart.

Proverbs 7:10

She is <cr>1</cr>boisterous and rebellious, Her <cr>2</cr>feet do not remain at home;

Proverbs 7:11

She is now in the streets, now <cr>1</cr>in the public squares, And <cr>2</cr>lurks by every corner.

Proverbs 7:12

So she seizes him and kisses him, <ft>1</ft>And with a <cr>1</cr>brazen face she says to him:

Proverbs 7:13

“<ft>1</ft>I was due to offer <cr>1</cr>peace offerings; Today I have <cr>2</cr>paid my vows.

Proverbs 7:14

Therefore I have come out to meet you, To seek your presence diligently, and I have found you.

Proverbs 7:15

I have spread my couch with <cr>1</cr>coverings, With colored <cr>2</cr>linens of Egypt.

Proverbs 7:16

I have sprinkled my bed With <cr>1</cr>myrrh, aloes, and <cr>2</cr>cinnamon.

Proverbs 7:17

Come, let’s drink our fill of love until morning; Let’s delight ourselves with caresses.

Proverbs 7:18

For <ft>1</ft>my husband is not at home; He has gone on a long journey.

Proverbs 7:19

He has taken a <cr>1</cr>bag of money <ft>1</ft>with him. At the full moon he will come home.”

Proverbs 7:20

With her many persuasions she entices him; With her <ft>1</ft><cr>1</cr>flattering lips she seduces him.

Proverbs 7:21

Suddenly he follows her As an ox goes to the slaughter, Or as <ft>1</ft>one walks in ankle bracelets to the discipline of a fool,

Proverbs 7:22

Until an arrow pierces through his liver; As a <cr>1</cr>bird hurries to the snare, So he does not know that it will cost him his life.<pb/><poetry>

Proverbs 7:23

Now therefore, my sons, <cr>1</cr>listen to me, And pay attention to the words of my mouth.

Proverbs 7:24

Do not let your heart <cr>1</cr>turn aside to her ways, Do not stray into her paths.

Proverbs 7:25

For many are the <ft>1</ft>victims she has brought to ruin, And <cr>1</cr>numerous are all those slaughtered by her.

Proverbs 7:26

Her <cr>1</cr>house is the way to Sheol, Descending to the chambers of death.

Proverbs 7:27

 1 My son,  keep my words And treasure my commandments within you.  2  Keep my commandments and live, And my  teaching  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 call understanding your intimate friend,  5 So that they may keep you from an  adulteress, From the foreigner who flatters with her words.  6 For  at the window of my house I looked out  through my lattice,  7 And I saw among the  naive, And discerned among the  youths A young man  lacking  sense,  8 Passing through the street near  her corner; And he walks along the way to  her house,  9 In the  twilight, in the  evening, In the  middle of the night and the darkness.  10 And behold, a woman comes to meet him,  Dressed as a prostitute and cunning of heart.  11 She is  boisterous and rebellious, Her  feet do not remain at home;  12 She is now in the streets, now  in the public squares, And  lurks by every corner.  13 So she seizes him and kisses him,  And with a  brazen face she says to him:  14 “ I was due to offer  peace offerings; Today I have  paid my vows.  15 Therefore I have come out to meet you, To seek your presence diligently, and I have found you.  16 I have spread my couch with  coverings, With colored  linens of Egypt.  17 I have sprinkled my bed With  myrrh, aloes, and  cinnamon.  18 Come, let’s drink our fill of love until morning; Let’s delight ourselves with caresses.  19 For  my husband is not at home; He has gone on a long journey.  20 He has taken a  bag of money  with him. At the full moon he will come home.”  21 With her many persuasions she entices him; With her   flattering lips she seduces him.  22 Suddenly he follows her As an ox goes to the slaughter, Or as  one walks in ankle bracelets to the discipline of a fool,  23 Until an arrow pierces through his liver; As a  bird hurries to the snare, So he does not know that it will cost him his life.  24 Now therefore, my sons,  listen to me, And pay attention to the words of my mouth.  25 Do not let your heart  turn aside to her ways, Do not stray into her paths.  26 For many are the  victims she has brought to ruin, And  numerous are all those slaughtered by her.  27 Her  house is the way to Sheol, Descending to the chambers of death.

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