Proverbs 7

1My son, guard my words, And hide my commandments within yourself;

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2My son, honor the Lord, and you shall be strong, And fear none other but Him.

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3Guard my commandments And you will live, and my words as the pupils of your eyes;

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4And put them around your fingers, And write them upon the breadth of your heart.

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5Say that wisdom is your sister, And gain discernment as a friend for yourself,

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6So they may keep you from a strange and evil woman, If she comes at you with flattering words.

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7For she looks from a window of her house into the streets Upon whom she might see among the undiscerning children,

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8A young man lacking discernment Passing by near the corner on the pathways of her house;

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9And she speaks in the darkness at evening, When there is silence on a dark night;

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10And the woman meets him, having the appearance of a prostitute; She makes the heart of young men throb.

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11She is excited and debauched, And her feet do not rest at home.

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12For at times she is outside roaming about, And another time she is in the streets near every corner laying a trap.

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13Then laying hold of him, she kisses him, And with a shameless face she says to him,

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14"I have a peace offering; Today I pay my vows;

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15For this reason I came out to meet you; Longing for your face, I found you;

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16I spread my bed with sheets And covered it with tapestry from Egypt.

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17I sprinkled my bed with saffron And my house with cinnamon;

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18Come, and let us enjoy love until morning; Come, and let us embrace in love;

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19For my husband is not at home, But is gone on a long journey

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20Taking a bag of money in his hand; He will return to his house after many days."

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21So she leads him astray with much conversation, And with snares from her lips she compels him.

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22And being cajoled, he follows her As an ox is led for slaughter

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23And as a dog to bonds, Or as a deer struck with an arrow in the liver;

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24And he hastens even as a bird into a snare, Not knowing he runs for his life.

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25Now therefore, my son, hear me, And hold fast to the words of my mouth;

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26Do not let your heart turn aside to her ways, For she wounded and cast down many, And those whom she slew are innumerable;

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27Her house is the road to Hades, Leading down to the chambers of death.

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