the Week of Proper 3 / Ordinary 8
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Proverbs 7
Chapter 7
Warning Against the Adulterous Woman
1 My son,(a) keep my words
and store up my commands within you.
2 Keep my commands and you will live;(b)
guard my teachings as the apple of your eye.
3 Bind them on your fingers;
write them on the tablet of your heart.(c)
4 Say to wisdom, "You are my sister,"
and to insight, "You are my relative."
5 They will keep you from the adulterous woman,
from the wayward woman with her seductive words.(d)
6 At the window of my house
I looked down through the lattice.
7 I saw among the simple,
I noticed among the young men,
a youth who had no sense.(e)
8 He was going down the street near her corner,
walking along in the direction of her house
9 at twilight,(f) as the day was fading,
as the dark of night set in.
10 Then out came a woman to meet him,
dressed like a prostitute and with crafty intent.
11 (She is unruly(g) and defiant,
her feet never stay at home;
12 now in the street, now in the squares,
at every corner she lurks.)(h)
13 She took hold of him(i) and kissed him
and with a brazen face she said:(j)
14 "Today I fulfilled my vows,
and I have food from my fellowship offering(k) at home.
15 So I came out to meet you;
I looked for you and have found you!
16 I have covered my bed
with colored linens from Egypt.
17 I have perfumed my bed(l)
with myrrh,(m) aloes and cinnamon.
18 Come, let's drink deeply of love till morning;
let's enjoy ourselves with love!(n)
19 My husband is not at home;
he has gone on a long journey.
20 He took his purse filled with money
and will not be home till full moon."
21 With persuasive words she led him astray;
she seduced him with her smooth talk.(o)
22 All at once he followed her
like an ox going to the slaughter,
like a deer[a] stepping into a noose[b](p)
23
till an arrow pierces(q) his liver,
like a bird darting into a snare,
little knowing it will cost him his life.(r)
24 Now then, my sons, listen(s) to me;
pay attention to what I say.
25 Do not let your heart turn to her ways
or stray into her paths.(t)
26 Many are the victims she has brought down;
her slain are a mighty throng.
27 Her house is a highway to the grave,
leading down to the chambers of death.(u)
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