Proverbs 7: 1-27
My 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.
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Bind them on your fingers;
write them on the tablet of your heart.
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Say to wisdom, “You are my sister,â€
and call understanding your kinsman;
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they will keep you from the adulteress,
from the wayward wife with her seductive words.
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At the window of my house
I looked out through the lattice.
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I saw among the simple,
I noticed among the young men,
a youth who lacked judgment.
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He was going down the street near her corner,
walking along in the direction of her house
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at twilight, as the day was fading,
as the dark of night set in.
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Then out came a woman to meet him,
dressed like a prostitute and with crafty intent.
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(She is loud and defiant,
her feet never stay at home;
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now in the street, now in the squares,
at every corner she lurks.)
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She took hold of him and kissed him
and with a brazen face she said:
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“I have fellowship offerings at home;
today I fulfilled my vows.
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So I came out to meet you;
I looked for you and have found you!
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I have covered my bed
with colored linens from Egypt.
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I have perfumed my bed
with myrrh, aloes and cinnamon.
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Come, let’s drink deep of love till morning;
let’s enjoy ourselves with love!
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My husband is not at home;
he has gone on a long journey.
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He took his purse filled with money
and will not be home till full moon.â€
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With persuasive words she led him astray;
she seduced him with her smooth talk.
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All at once he followed her
like an ox going to the slaughter,
like a deer stepping into a noose
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till an arrow pierces his liver,
like a bird darting into a snare,
little knowing it will cost him his life.
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Now then, my sons, listen to me;
pay attention to what I say.
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Do not let your heart turn to her ways
or stray into her paths.
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Many are the victims she has brought down;
her slain are a mighty throng.
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Her house is a highway to the grave,
leading down to the chambers of death.
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