My son, akeep
my words
And treasure
my commandments
within
you.
aKeep my commandments
and live
, And my 1teaching
bas the 2apple
of your eye
.
aBind them on your fingers
; bWrite
them on the tablet
of your heart
.
Say to wisdom
, "You are my sister
," And call
understanding
your intimate
friend
;
That they may keep you from an 1adulteress
, From the foreigner
who 2flatters
with her words
.
For aat the window of my house
I looked
out bthrough
my lattice
,
And I saw among the 1 anaive
, And discerned
among the 2youths
A young
man
blacking
3sense
,
Passing through the street
near
aher corner
; And he 1takes
the way
to bher house
,
In the atwilight, in the 1evening
, In the 2middle
of the night
and in the darkness
.
And behold, a woman
comes to meet
him, aDressed
as a harlot
and cunning
of heart
.
She is aboisterous and rebellious
, Her bfeet
do not remain
at home
;
She is now in the streets
, now
ain the squares
, And blurks
by every
corner
.
So she seizes him and kisses
him 1And with a abrazen
face
she says
to him:
" 1I was due to offer
apeace
offerings
; Today
I have bpaid
my vows
.
"Therefore I have come
out to meet
you, To seek
your presence
earnestly
, and I have found
you.
"I have spread my couch
with acoverings
, With colored
blinens
of Egypt
.
"I have sprinkled my bed
With amyrrh
, aloes
and bcinnamon
.
"Come, let us drink
our fill
of love
until
morning
; Let us delight
ourselves with caresses
.
"For 1my husband is not at home
, He has gone
on a long
journey
;
He has taken a abag
of money
1with him, At the full
moon
he will come
home
."
With her many persuasions
she entices
him; With her 1 aflattering
lips
she seduces
him.
Suddenly he follows
her As an ox
goes
to the slaughter
, Or as 1one in fetters
to the discipline
of a fool
,
Until an arrow
pierces
through
his liver
; As a abird
hastens
to the snare
, So he does not know
that it will cost him his life
.
Now therefore, my sons
, alisten
to me, And pay
attention
to the words
of my mouth
.
Do not let your heart aturn
aside
to her ways
, Do not stray
into her paths
.
For many are the 1victims
she has cast
down
, And anumerous
are all
her slain
.
Her ahouse is the way
to Sheol
, Descending
to the chambers
of death
.