Proverbs 7

7My child, remember what I say and never forget what I tell you to do.H1121H8104H561H6845H46872Do what I say, and you will live. Be as careful to follow my teaching as you are to protect your eyes.H8104H4687H2421H8451H380H58693Keep my teaching with you all the time; write it on your heart.H7194H676H3789H3871H38204Treat wisdom as your sister, and insight as your closest friend.H559H2451H269H7121H998H41295They will keep you away from other men's wives, from women with seductive words.H8104H2114H802H5237H2505H561

The Immoral Woman

6Once I was looking out the window of my house,H2474H1004H8259H8227and I saw many inexperienced young men, but noticed one foolish fellow in particular.H7200H6612H995H1121H5288H2638H38208He was walking along the street near the corner where a certain woman lived. He was passing near her houseH5674H7784H681H6434H6805H1870H10049in the evening after it was dark.H5399H3117H6153H380H653H391510And then she met him; she was dressed like a prostitute and was making plans.H7125H802H7897H2181H5341H382011She was a bold and shameless woman who always walked the streetsH1993H5637H7272H7931H100412or stood waiting at a corner, sometimes in the streets, sometimes in the marketplace.H6471H2351H6471H7339H693H681H643813She threw her arms around the young man, kissed him, looked him straight in the eye, and said,H2388H5401H5810H6440H55914"I made my offerings today and have the meat from the sacrifices.H8002H2077H3117H7999H508815So I came out looking for you. I wanted to find you, and here you are!H3318H7125H7836H6440H467216I've covered my bed with sheets of colored linen from Egypt.H7234H6210H4765H2405H330H471417I've perfumed it with myrrh, aloes, and cinnamon.H5130H4904H4753H174H707618Come on! Let's make love all night long. We'll be happy in each other's arms.H3212H7301H1730H1242H5965H15919My husband isn't at home. He's on a long trip.H376H1004H1980H7350H187020He took plenty of money with him and won't be back for two weeks."H3947H6872H3701H3027H935H1004H3117H367721So she tempted him with her charms, and he gave in to her smooth talk.H7230H3948H5186H2506H8193H508022Suddenly he was going with her like an ox on the way to be slaughtered, like a deer prancing into a trapH1980H310H6597H7794H935H2874H191H4148H591423where an arrow would pierce its heart. He was like a bird going into a net - he did not know that his life was in danger.H2671H6398H3516H6833H4116H6341H3045H531524Now then, sons, listen to me. Pay attention to what I say.H8085H1121H7181H561H631025Do not let such a woman win your heart; don't go wandering after her.H3820H7847H1870H8582H541026She has been the ruin of many men and caused the death of too many to count.H5307H7227H2491H6099H202627If you go to her house, you are on the way to the world of the dead. It is a shortcut to death.H1004H1870H7585H3381H2315H4194