7Follow my advice, my son; always treasure my commands.H1121H8104H561H6845H46872Obey my commands and live! Guard my instructions as you guard your own eyes.H8104H4687H2421H8451H380H58693Tie them on your fingers as a reminder. Write them deep within your heart.H7194H676H3789H3871H38204Love wisdom like a sister; make insight a beloved member of your family.H559H2451H269H7121H998H41295Let them protect you from an affair with an immoral woman, from listening to the flattery of a promiscuous woman.H8104H2114H802H5237H2505H5616While I was at the window of my house, looking through the curtain,H2474H1004H8259H8227I saw some naive young men, and one in particular who lacked common sense.H7200H6612H995H1121H5288H2638H38208He was crossing the street near the house of an immoral woman, strolling down the path by her house.H5674H7784H681H6434H6805H1870H10049It was at twilight, in the evening, as deep darkness fell.H5399H3117H6153H380H653H391510The woman approached him, seductively dressed and sly of heart.H7125H802H7897H2181H5341H382011She was the brash, rebellious type, never content to stay at home.H1993H5637H7272H7931H100412She is often in the streets and markets, soliciting at every corner.H6471H2351H6471H7339H693H681H643813She threw her arms around him and kissed him, and with a brazen look she said,H2388H5401H5810H6440H55914“I’ve just made my peace offerings and fulfilled my vows.H8002H2077H3117H7999H508815You’re the one I was looking for! I came out to find you, and here you are!H3318H7125H7836H6440H467216My bed is spread with beautiful blankets, with colored sheets of Egyptian linen.H7234H6210H4765H2405H330H471417I’ve perfumed my bed with myrrh, aloes, and cinnamon.H5130H4904H4753H174H707618Come, let’s drink our fill of love until morning. Let’s enjoy each other’s caresses,H3212H7301H1730H1242H5965H15919for my husband is not home. He’s away on a long trip.H376H1004H1980H7350H187020He has taken a wallet full of money with him and won’t return until later this month.”H3947H6872H3701H3027H935H1004H3117H367721So she seduced him with her pretty speech and enticed him with her flattery.H7230H3948H5186H2506H8193H508022He followed her at once, like an ox going to the slaughter. He was like a stag caught in a trap,H1980H310H6597H7794H935H2874H191H4148H591423awaiting the arrow that would pierce its heart. He was like a bird flying into a snare, little knowing it would cost him his life.H2671H6398H3516H6833H4116H6341H3045H531524So listen to me, my sons, and pay attention to my words.H8085H1121H7181H561H631025Don’t let your hearts stray away toward her. Don’t wander down her wayward path.H3820H7847H1870H8582H541026For she has been the ruin of many; many men have been her victims.H5307H7227H2491H6099H202627Her house is the road to the grave. Her bedroom is the den of death.H1004H1870H7585H3381H2315H4194
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