Proverbs 7:10-23 ▼

10 And behold, a woman to meet him—(A harlot’s dress, and watchful of heart,

11 She [is] noisy, and stubborn, her feet do not rest in her house.

12 Now in an out-place, now in broad places, || And she lies in wait near every corner)—

13 And she laid hold on him and kissed him, || She has hardened her face and says to him,

14 “Sacrifices of peace-offerings [are] by me, || Today I have completed my vows.

15 Therefore I have come forth to meet you, || To earnestly seek your face, and I find you.

16 I decked my bed [with] ornamental coverings, || Carved works—cotton of Egypt.

17 I sprinkled my bed [with] myrrh, aloes, and cinnamon.

18 Come, we are filled [with] love until the morning, || We delight ourselves in loves.

19 For the man is not in his house, || He has gone on a long journey.

20 He has taken a bag of money in his hand, || At the day of the new moon he comes to his house.”

21 She turns him aside with the abundance of her speech, || She forces him with the flattery of her lips.

22 He is going after her straight away, he comes as an ox to the slaughter, || And as a chain to the discipline of a fool,

23 Until an arrow splits his liver, || As a bird has hurried to a snare, || And has not known that it [is] for its life.