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7:1  My son, obey my words, and treasure my commands.
7:2  Keep my commands and live; protect my teachings as the pupil of your eye.
7:3  Tie them to your fingers; write them on the tablet of your heart.
7:4  Say to wisdom, "You are my sister," and call understanding your relative.
7:5  She will keep you from a forbidden woman, a stranger with her flattering talk.
7:6  At the window of my house I looked through my lattice.
7:7  I saw among the inexperienced, I noticed among the youths, a young man lacking sense.
7:8  Crossing the street near her corner, he strolled down the road to her house
7:9  at twilight, in the evening, in the dark of the night.
7:10  A woman came to meet him dressed like a prostitute, having a hidden agenda.
7:11  She is loud and defiant; her feet do not stay at home.
7:12  Now in the street, now in the squares, she lurks at every corner.
7:13  She grabs him and kisses him; she brazenly says to him,"
7:14  I've made fellowship offerings; today I've fulfilled my vows.
7:15  So I came out to meet you, to search for you, and I've found you.
7:16  I've spread coverings on my bed-- richly colored linen from Egypt.
7:17  I've perfumed my bed with myrrh, aloes, and cinnamon.
7:18  Come, let's drink deeply of lovemaking until morning. Let's feast on each other's love!
7:19  My husband isn't home; he went on a long journey.
7:20  He took a bag of money with him and will come home at the time of the full moon."
7:21  She seduces him with her persistent pleading; she lures with her flattering talk.
7:22  He follows her impulsively like an ox going to the slaughter, like a deer bounding toward a trap
7:23  until an arrow pierces its liver, like a bird darting into a snare-- he doesn't know it will cost him his life.
7:24  Now, my sons, listen to me, and pay attention to the words of my mouth.
7:25  Don't let your heart turn aside to her ways; don't stray onto her paths.
7:26  For she has brought many down to death; her victims are countless.
7:27  Her house is the road to Sheol, descending to the chambers of death.