Dual Panel1My son<1121>, keep<8104> my words<561> And treasure<6845> my commandments<4687> within<854> you.
2Keep<8104> my commandments<4687> and live<2421>, And my teaching<8451> as the apple<380> of your eye<5869>.
3Bind<7194> them on your fingers<676>; Write<3789> them on the tablet<3871> of your heart<3820>.
4Say<559> to wisdom<2451>, "You are my sister<269>," And call<7121> understanding<998> your intimate<4129> friend<4129>;
5That they may keep<8104> you from an adulteress<802><2114>, From the foreigner<5237> who flatters<2505> with her words<561>.
6For at the window<2474> of my house<1004> I looked<8259> out through<1157> my lattice<822>,
7And I saw<7200> among the naive<6612>, And discerned<995> among the youths<1121> A young<5288> man<5288> lacking<2638> sense<3820>,
8Passing<5674> through the street<7784> near<681> her corner<6438>; And he takes<6805> the way<1870> to her house<1004>,
9In the twilight<5399>, in the evening<6153><3117>, In the middle<380> of the night<3915> and in the darkness<653>.
10And behold<2009>, a woman<802> comes to meet<7122> him, Dressed<7897> as a harlot<2181> and cunning<5341> of heart<3820>.
11She is boisterous<1993> and rebellious<5637>, Her feet<7272> do not remain<7931> at home<1004>;
12She is now<6471> in the streets<2351>, now<6471> in the squares<7339>, And lurks<693> by every<3605> corner<6438>.
13So she seizes<2388> him and kisses<5401> him And with a brazen<5810> face<6440> she says<559> to him:
14"I was due<5921> to offer<2077> peace<8002> offerings<8002>; Today<3117> I have paid<7999> my vows<5088>.
15"Therefore<5921><3651> I have come<3318> out to meet<7122> you, To seek<7836> your presence<6440> earnestly<7836>, and I have found<4672> you.
16"I have spread<7234> my couch<6210> with coverings<4765>, With colored<2405> linens<330> of Egypt<4714>.
17"I have sprinkled<5130> my bed<4904> With myrrh<4753>, aloes<174> and cinnamon<7076>.
18"Come<1980>, let us drink<7301> our fill<7301> of love<1730> until<5704> morning<1242>; Let us delight<5965> ourselves with caresses<159>.
19"For my husband<376> is not at home<1004>, He has gone<1980> on a long<7350><4970> journey<1870>;
20He has taken<3947> a bag<6872> of money<3701> with him, At the full<3677> moon<3677> he will come<935> home<1004>."
21With her many<7230> persuasions<3948> she entices<5186> him; With her flattering<2507> lips<8193> she seduces<5080> him.
22Suddenly<6597> he follows<1980><310> her As an ox<7794> goes<935> to the slaughter<2874>, Or as one in fetters<5914> to the discipline<4148> of a fool<191>,
23Until<5704> an arrow<2671> pierces<6398> through<6398> his liver<3516>; As a bird<6833> hastens<4116> to the snare<6341>, So he does not know<3045> that it will cost him his life<5315>.
24Now<6258> therefore, my sons<1121>, listen<8085> to me, And pay<7181> attention<7181> to the words<561> of my mouth<6310>.
25Do not let your heart<3820> turn<7847> aside<7847> to her ways<1870>, Do not stray<8582> into her paths<5410>.
26For many<7227> are the victims<2491> she has cast<5307> down<5307>, And numerous<6099> are all<3605> her slain<2026>.
27Her house<1004> is the way<1870> to Sheol<7585>, Descending<3381> to the chambers<2315> of death<4194>.