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1. My son, keep my words, and hold together my teachings within you.
1. My son H1121 , keep H8104 my words H561 , and lay up H6845 my commandments H4687 with H854 thee.
2. Keep my words and live. Keep my teachings as you would your own eye.
2. Keep H8104 my commandments H4687 , and live H2421 ; and my law H8451 as the apple H380 of thine eye H5869 .
3. Tie them upon your fingers. Write them upon your heart.
3. Bind H7194 them upon H5921 thy fingers H676 , write H3789 them upon H5921 the table H3871 of thine heart H3820 .
4. Say to wisdom, "You are my sister." Call understanding your special friend.
4. Say H559 unto wisdom H2451 , Thou H859 art my sister H269 ; and call H7121 understanding H998 thy kinswoman H4129 :
5. They will keep you from the strange woman, from the stranger with her smooth words.
5. That they may keep H8104 thee from the strange H2114 woman H4480 H802 , from the stranger H4480 H5237 which flattereth H2505 with her words H561 .
6. For I looked out through the wood-work at the window of my house.
6. For H3588 at the window H2474 of my house H1004 I looked H8259 through H1157 my casement H822 ,
7. And I saw among the childlike and among the young people a young man without wisdom and understanding.
7. And beheld H7200 among the simple ones H6612 , I discerned H995 among the youths H1121 , a young man H5288 void H2638 of understanding H3820 ,
8. He passed through the street near her corner and took the path to her house,
8. Passing H5674 through the street H7784 near H681 her corner H6438 ; and he went H6805 the way H1870 to her house H1004 ,
9. in the light of the evening, after it was dark.
9. In the twilight H5399 , in the evening H6153 H3117 , in the black H380 and dark H653 night H3915 :
10. See, a woman comes to meet him. She is dressed like a woman who sells the use of her body, and with a heart that wants to fool and trap someone.
10. And, behold H2009 , there met H7125 him a woman H802 with the attire H7897 of a harlot H2181 , and subtle H5341 of heart H3820 .
11. She is loud and has a strong selfwill. Her feet do not stay at home.
11. ( She H1931 is loud H1993 and stubborn H5637 ; her feet H7272 abide H7931 not H3808 in her house H1004 :
12. She is now in the street, now in the center of town where people gather. She lies in wait at every corner.
12. Now H6471 is she without H2351 , now H6471 in the streets H7339 , and lieth in wait H693 at H681 every H3605 corner H6438 .)
13. So she catches him and kisses him. With a hard face she says to him,
13. So she caught H2388 him , and kissed H5401 him, and with an impudent H5810 face H6440 said H559 unto him,
14. "It was time for me to give gifts on the altar in worship, and today I have paid what I promised.
14. I have peace offerings H2077 H8002 with H5921 me ; this day H3117 have I paid H7999 my vows H5088 .
15. So I have come out to meet you, to look for you, and I have found you.
15. Therefore H5921 H3651 came I forth H3318 to meet H7125 thee , diligently to seek H7836 thy face H6440 , and I have found H4672 thee.
16. I have spread my bed with coverings of linen cloth from Egypt.
16. I have decked H7234 my bed H6210 with coverings of tapestry H4765 , with carved H2405 works , with fine linen H330 of Egypt H4714 .
17. I have perfumed my bed with fine perfumes and spices.
17. I have perfumed H5130 my bed H4904 with myrrh H4753 , aloes H174 , and cinnamon H7076 .
18. Come, let us take our fill of love until morning. Let us make ourselves happy with love.
18. Come H1980 , let us take our fill H7301 of love H1730 until H5704 the morning H1242 : let us solace ourselves H5965 with loves H159 .
19. For my husband is not at home. He has gone on a long trip.
19. For H3588 the goodman H376 is not H369 at home H1004 , he is gone H1980 a long H4480 H7350 journey H1870 :
20. He has taken a bag of money with him, and he will come home at full moon."
20. He hath taken H3947 a bag H6872 of money H3701 with H3027 him, and will come H935 home H1004 at the day H3117 appointed H3677 .
21. She leads him away with her tempting talk. She tempts him with the smooth words of her lips.
21. With her much H7230 fair speech H3948 she caused him to yield H5186 , with the flattering H2506 of her lips H8193 she forced H5080 him.
22. All at once he follows her, like a bull going to be killed, like a wild animal goes into a trap,
22. He goeth H1980 after H310 her straightway H6597 , as an ox H7794 goeth H935 to H413 the slaughter H2874 , or as a fool H191 to H413 the correction H4148 of the stocks H5914 ;
23. until an arrow cuts through him. Like a bird that hurries into the net, he does not know that he will lose his life.
23. Till H5704 a dart H2671 strike through H6398 his liver H3516 ; as a bird H6833 hasteth H4116 to H413 the snare H6341 , and knoweth H3045 not H3808 that H3588 it H1931 is for his life H5315 .
24. So, my sons, listen to me. Listen to the words of my mouth.
24. Hearken H8085 unto me now H6258 therefore , O ye children H1121 , and attend H7181 to the words H561 of my mouth H6310 .
25. Do not let your heart turn aside to her ways. Do not turn aside into her paths.
25. Let not H408 thine heart H3820 decline H7847 to H413 her ways H1870 , go not astray H8582 H408 in her paths H5410 .
26. For she has hurt many and destroyed many others. She has killed a great number.
26. For H3588 she hath cast down H5307 many H7227 wounded H2491 : yea, many H3605 strong H6099 men have been slain H2026 by her.
27. Her house is the way to hell, going down to the rooms of death.
27. Her house H1004 is the way H1870 to hell H7585 , going down H3381 to H413 the chambers H2315 of death H4194 .
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