Warning Against The Strange Woman
4 Say to wisdom, Thou my sister; and thou shalt call knowledge to understanding:
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,
A Story Of Seduction
8 Passing in the street near her corner; and he will step the way of her house,
8 Passing through the street near her corner; and he went the way to her house,
8 Crossing the street near her corner,he strolled down the road to her house
8 Proceeding down the street near her corner, he makes his way toward her house
15 For this, I shall come forth to thy meeting, to seek thy face, and I shall find thee.
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 So I came out to meet you,to search for you, and I’ve found you.
15 Therefore, I've come out to meet you, I've looked just for you, and I found you!
18 Come, we will be satisfied with loves till the morning: we will rejoice ourselves with loves.
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,
20 He took a bundle of silver in his hand; he will come to his house the day 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 bag of money with himand will come home at the time of the full moon.”
20 He took a fist full of cash and he'll return home in a month."
21 With much of her talking she caused him to turn aside; with the smoothness of her lips she will thrust him away.
21 With her much fair speech she caused him to yield, with the flattering of her lips she forced him.
21 She leads him astray with great persuasion; with flattering lips she seduces him.
22 He went after her suddenly as the ox will go to the slaughter, and as the fetter for the correction of the foolish.
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 He follows her impulsivelylike an ox going to the slaughter,like a deer bounding toward a trap(f)
22 All of a sudden he follows her like an ox fit for slaughter or like a fool fit for a trap
23 Till an arrow shall cleave his liver; as a bird hastening to the snare, and not knowing that it is for his soul.
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 its(g) liver,(S)like a bird darting into a snare(T)—he doesn’t know 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.
Reiteration Of The Warning Against A Strange Woman
24 And now, ye sons, hear to me, and attend to the sayings of my mouth.
24 Hearken unto me now therefore, O ye children, and attend to the words of my mouth.
24 Now, my sons, listen to me,and pay attention to the words of my mouth.
24 So listen to me, my sons, and pay attention to what I have to say.