| New American Standard Bible 1995 | NET Bible |
| 1My son, keep my words And treasure my commandments within you. | 1My child, keep my words and treasure up my commands in your own keeping. |
| 2Keep my commandments and live, And my teaching as the apple of your eye. | 2Keep my commands so that you may live, and obey my instruction as your most prized possession. |
| 3Bind them on your fingers; Write them on the tablet of your heart. | 3Bind them on your forearm; write them on the tablet of your heart. |
| 4Say to wisdom, "You are my sister," And call understanding your intimate friend; | 4Say to wisdom, "You are my sister," and call understanding a close relative, |
| 5That they may keep you from an adulteress, From the foreigner who flatters with her words. | 5so that they may keep you from the adulterous woman, from the loose woman who flatters you with her words. |
| 6For at the window of my house I looked out through my lattice, | 6For at the window of my house through my window lattice I looked out |
| 7And I saw among the naive, And discerned among the youths A young man lacking sense, | 7and I saw among the naive--I discerned among the youths--a young man who lacked wisdom. |
| 8Passing through the street near her corner; And he takes the way to her house, | 8He was passing by the street near her corner, making his way along the road to her house |
| 9In the twilight, in the evening, In the middle of the night and in the darkness. | 9in the twilight, the evening, in the dark of the night. |
| 10And behold, a woman comes to meet him, Dressed as a harlot and cunning of heart. | 10Suddenly a woman came out to meet him! She was dressed like a prostitute and with secret intent. |
| 11She is boisterous and rebellious, Her feet do not remain at home; | 11(She is loud and rebellious, she does not remain at home-- |
| 12She is now in the streets, now in the squares, And lurks by every corner. | 12at one time outside, at another in the wide plazas, and by every corner she lies in wait.) |
| 13So she seizes him and kisses him And with a brazen face she says to him: | 13So she grabbed him and kissed him, and with a bold expression she said to him, |
| 14"I was due to offer peace offerings; Today I have paid my vows. | 14"I have fresh meat at home; today I have fulfilled my vows! |
| 15"Therefore I have come out to meet you, To seek your presence earnestly, and I have found you. | 15That is why I came out to meet you, to look for you, and I found you! |
| 16"I have spread my couch with coverings, With colored linens of Egypt. | 16I have spread my bed with elegant coverings, with richly colored fabric from Egypt. |
| 17"I have sprinkled my bed With myrrh, aloes and cinnamon. | 17I have perfumed my bed with myrrh, aloes, and cinnamon. |
| 18"Come, let us drink our fill of love until morning; Let us delight ourselves with caresses. | 18Come, let's drink deeply of lovemaking until morning, let's delight ourselves with sexual intercourse. |
| 19"For my husband is not at home, He has gone on a long journey; | 19For my husband is not at home; he has gone on a journey of some distance. |
| 20He has taken a bag of money with him, At the full moon he will come home." | 20He has taken a bag of money with him; he will not return until the end of the month." |
| 21With her many persuasions she entices him; With her flattering lips she seduces him. | 21She persuaded him with persuasive words; with her smooth talk she compelled him. |
| 22Suddenly he follows her As an ox goes to the slaughter, Or as one in fetters to the discipline of a fool, | 22Suddenly he went after her like an ox that goes to the slaughter, like a stag prancing into a trapper's snare |
| 23Until an arrow pierces through his liver; As a bird hastens to the snare, So he does not know that it will cost him his life. | 23till an arrow pierces his liver--like a bird hurrying into a trap, and he does not know that it will cost him his life. |
| 24Now therefore, my sons, listen to me, And pay attention to the words of my mouth. | 24So now, sons, listen to me, and pay attention to the words I speak. |
| 25Do not let your heart turn aside to her ways, Do not stray into her paths. | 25Do not let your heart turn aside to her ways--do not wander into her pathways; |
| 26For many are the victims she has cast down, And numerous are all her slain. | 26for she has brought down many fatally wounded, and all those she has slain are many. |
| 27Her house is the way to Sheol, Descending to the chambers of death. | 27Her house is the way to the grave, going down to the chambers of death. |
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