Proverbs 7

1My son^H1121, keep^H8104 my words^H561, And lay up^H6845 my commandments^H4687 with thee. 2Keep^H8104 my commandments^H4687 and live^H2421; And my law^H8451 as the apple^H380 of thine eye^H5869. 3Bind^H7194 them upon thy fingers^H676; Write^H3789 them upon the tablet^H3871 of thy heart^H3820. 4Say^H559 unto wisdom^H2451, Thou art my sister^H269; And call^H7121 understanding^H998 thy kinswoman^H4129: 5That they may keep^H8104 thee from the strange^H2114 woman^H802, From the foreigner^H5237 that flattereth^H2505 with her words^H561. 6For at the window^H2474 of my house^H1004 I looked^H8259 forth through my lattice^H822; 7And I beheld^H7200 among the simple ones^H6612, I discerned^H995 among the youths^H1121, A young man^H5288 void^H2638 of understanding^H3820, 8Passing through^H5674 the street^H7784 near^H681 her corner^H6434; And he went^H6805 the way^H1870 to her house^H1004, 9In the twilight^H5399, in the evening^H3117 of the day, In the middle^H380 of the night^H3915 and in the darkness^H653. 10And, behold, there met^H7125 him a woman^H802 With the attire^H7897 of a harlot^H2181, and wily^H5341 of heart^H3820. 11(She is clamorous^H1993 and wilful^H5637; Her feet^H7272 abide^H7931 not in her house^H1004: 12Now^H6471 she is in the streets^H7339, now^H6471 in the broad^H7339 places, And lieth in wait^H693 at^H681 every corner^H6438.) 13So she caught^H2388 him, and kissed^H5401 him, And with an impudent^H5810 face^H6440 she said^H559 unto him: 14Sacrifices^H8002 of peace-offerings^H2077 are with me; This day^H3117 have I paid^H7999 my vows^H5088. 15Therefore came I forth^H3318 to meet^H7125 thee, Diligently to seek^H7836 thy face^H6440, and I have found^H4672 thee. 16I have spread^H7234 my couch^H6210 with carpets^H4765 of tapestry, With striped^H2405 cloths of the yarn^H330 of Egypt^H4714. 17I have perfumed^H5130 my bed^H4904 With myrrh^H4753, aloes^H174, and cinnamon^H7076. 18Come^H3212, let us take our fill^H7301 of love^H1730 until the morning^H1242; Let us solace^H5965 ourselves with loves^H159. 19For the man^H376 is not at home^H1004; He is gone^H1980 a long^H7350 journey^H1870: 20He hath taken^H3947 a bag^H6872 of money^H3701 with him^H3027; He will come^H935 home^H1004 at the full^H3117 moon^H3677. 21With her much^H7230 fair speech^H3948 she causeth him to yield^H5186; With the flattering^H2506 of her lips^H8193 she forceth^H5080 him along. 22He goeth^H1980 after^H310 her straightway^H6597, As an ox^H7794 goeth^H935 to the slaughter^H2874, Or as one in fetters^H5914 to the correction^H4148 of the fool^H191; 23Till an arrow^H2671 strike^H6398 through his liver^H3516; As a bird^H6833 hasteth^H4116 to the snare^H6341, And knoweth^H3045 not that it is for his life^H5315. 24Now therefore, my sons^H1121, hearken^H8085 unto me, And attend^H7181 to the words^H561 of my mouth^H6310. 25Let not thy heart^H3820 decline^H7847 to her ways^H1870; Go not astray^H8582 in her paths^H5410. 26For she hath cast down^H5307 many^H7227 wounded^H2491: Yea, all her slain^H2026 are a mighty^H6099 host. 27Her house^H1004 is the way^H1870 to Sheol^H7585, Going down^H3381 to the chambers^H2315 of death^H4194.