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7:1  My child, remember what I say. Keep my commands in your mind.
7:2  Obey my commands, so that you live well. Keep my teaching safe. It is as valuable as your own eyes.
7:3  Keep it always in front of you. Think about my message all the time, as if you have written it on your heart.
7:4  Love wisdom in the same way that you love your sister. Be very careful to understand what is right.
7:5  If you do that, it will keep you safe from sin. You will not agree to sleep with an adulteress or a prostitute when she speaks sweet words to you.
7:6  Once I was looking out through the window of my house.
7:7  I saw a group of silly young men. One of them was not wise at all.
7:8  He was walking along the street near the house of a bad woman.
7:9  It was in the evening after it had become dark.
7:10  Then the woman came out to meet him! She was wearing the clothes of a prostitute. She knew what she wanted to do.
7:11  This was a woman who did not respect anyone. She was not ashamed of the bad things that she did. She never stayed at her home.
7:12  Instead she would stand in the streets and in the market place. She would wait at the corners of the streets to find a man.
7:13  Now she took hold of the young man and she kissed him. She looked into his eyes without any shame.
7:14  She said to him, ‘I offered a sacrifice to God today and I have the meat at my home.
7:15  That is why I came out to meet you. I was looking for you, and now I have found you!
7:16  I have covered my bed with beautiful blankets and with valuable cloths from Egypt.
7:17  I have splashed many kinds of perfume on my bed, like myrrh, aloes and cinnamon.
7:18  So come and join me for the night. We can lie in each other's arms. All night, we can enjoy as much sex as we like.
7:19  My husband is not at home. He has gone away on a long journey.
7:20  He took a big bag of money with him. He will not come back until later this month.’
7:21  With those sweet words she deceived the young man. She made him want to be with her.
7:22  Suddenly he hurried to follow her! He went like an ox that men are leading to its death. He went like a deer that is running towards a trap.
7:23  Then an arrow will go straight into its body and kill it! The young man was like a bird that is flying into a trap. He did not know that his life was in danger.
7:24  So listen to me, my sons. Listen carefully to what I am saying.
7:25  Do not let that kind of woman spoil your mind. Do not let her lead you away from what is right.
7:26  She has caused many men to fall. Because of her, too many men have thrown away their lives.
7:27  If you go to her house, you are on the road to death. You will soon be in your grave.