4 Say to wisdom, You are my sister; and call understanding your kinsman,
4 Say to wisdom, “You are my sister,”And call understanding your intimate friend;
4 Say unto wisdom, Thou art my sister; and call understanding thy kinswoman:
4 Say to wisdom, "You're my sister!" and call understanding your close relative,
8 passing through the street near her corner. And he went the way to 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 so I came out to meet you, earnestly to seek your face, and I have found you.
15 “Therefore I have come out to meet you,To seek your presence earnestly, and I have found you.
15 Therefore came I forth to meet thee, diligently to seek thy face, and I have found thee.
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, let us take our fill of love until the morning; let us delight ourselves with caresses.
18 “Come, let us drink our fill of love until morning;Let us delight ourselves with caresses.
18 Come, let us take our fill of love until the morning: let us solace ourselves with loves.
18 Come, let's make love until dawn; let's comfort ourselves with love,
20 he has taken a bag of silver with him and will come home at 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."
22 He goes after her immediately, like an ox goes to the slaughter, or like 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 goeth after her straightway, as an ox goeth to the slaughter, or as a fool to the correction of the stocks;
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 until a dart strikes through his liver; as a bird hastens to the snare and does not know that it is for his soul.
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 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 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.
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