Warning Against The Strange Woman
4 Say unto wisdom, Thou art my sister; and call understanding thy kinswoman:
4 Say to wisdom, “You are my sister,”And call understanding your intimate friend;
4 Say to wisdom, "You're my sister!" and call understanding your close relative,
4 Say to [skillful and godly] wisdom, “You are my sister,”And regard understanding and intelligent insight as your intimate friends;
5 That they may keep thee from the strange woman, from the stranger which flattereth with her words.
5 so they can keep you from an adulterous woman, from the immoral woman with her seductive words.
5 That they may keep you from the immoral woman,From the foreigner [who does not observe God’s laws and] who flatters with her [smooth] words.
A Story Of Seduction
7 And beheld among the simple ones, I discerned among the youths, a young man void of understanding,
7 and I noticed among the naive that is, I discerned among the youths a senseless young man.
7 And among the naive [the inexperienced and gullible],I saw among the youthsA young man lacking [good] sense,
8 Crossing the street near her corner,he strolled down the road to her house
8 Passing through the street near her corner; and he went the way to her house,
8 Proceeding down the street near her corner, he makes his way toward her house
8 Passing through the street near her corner;And he took the path to her house
15 So I came out to meet you,to search for you, and I’ve found you.
15 Therefore came I forth to meet thee, diligently to seek thy face, and I have found thee.
15 “Therefore I have come out to meet you,To seek your presence earnestly, and I have found you.
15 Therefore, I've come out to meet you, I've looked just for you, and I found you!
15 “So I came out to meet you [that you might share with me the feast of my offering],Diligently I sought your face and I have found you.
18 Come, let us take our fill of love until the morning: let us solace ourselves with loves.
18 “Come, let us drink our fill of love until morning;Let us delight ourselves with caresses.
18 Come, let's make love until dawn; let's comfort ourselves with love,
18 “Come, let us drink our fill of love until morning;Let us console and delight ourselves with love.
20 He took a bag of money with himand will come home at the time of the full moon.”
20 He hath taken a bag of money with him, and will come home at the day appointed.
20 He took a fist full of cash and he'll return home in a month."
20 He has taken a bag of money with him,And he will come home on the appointed day.”
22 He follows her impulsivelylike an ox going to the slaughter,like a deer bounding toward a trap(f)
22 He goeth after her straightway, as an ox goeth to the slaughter, or as a fool to the correction of the stocks;
22 Suddenly he follows herAs an ox goes to the slaughter,Or as (p)one in fetters to the discipline of a fool,
22 All of a sudden he follows her like an ox fit for slaughter or like a fool fit for a trap
22 Suddenly he went after her, as an ox goes to the slaughter [not knowing the outcome],Or as one in stocks going to the correction [to be given] to a fool,
23 until an arrow pierces its(g) liver,(S)like a bird darting into a snare(T)—he doesn’t know it will cost him his life.
23 Till a dart strike through his liver; as a bird hasteth to the snare, and knoweth not that it is for his life.
23 Until an arrow pierces through his liver;As a (AA)bird hastens to the snare,So he does not know that it will cost him his life.
23 until an arrow pierces his liver. As a bird darts into a snare, he doesn't realize his fatal decision.
23 Until an arrow pierced his liver [with a mortal wound];Like a bird fluttering straight into the net,He did not know that it would cost him his life.
Reiteration Of The Warning Against A Strange Woman
24 Now, my sons, listen to me,and pay attention to the words of my mouth.
24 Hearken unto me now therefore, O ye children, and attend to the words of my mouth.
24 So listen to me, my sons, and pay attention to what I have to say.
24 Now therefore, my sons, listen to me,And pay attention to the words of my mouth.