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6 Once while I was at the window of my house I looked out through the shutters
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At the window of my house I looked down through the lattice.
7 and saw some foolish, young men. I noticed one of them had no wisdom.
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I saw among the simple, I noticed among the young men, a youth who had no sense.
8 He was walking down the street near the corner on the road leading to her house.
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He was going down the street near her corner, walking along in the direction of her house
9 It was the twilight of the evening; the darkness of the night was just beginning.
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at twilight, as the day was fading, as the dark of night set in.
10 Then the woman approached him, dressed like a prostitute and planning to trick him.
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Then out came a woman to meet him, dressed like a prostitute and with crafty intent.
11 She was loud and stubborn and never stayed at home.
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(She is unruly and defiant, her feet never stay at home;
12 She was always out in the streets or in the city squares, waiting around on the corners of the streets.
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now in the street, now in the squares, at every corner she lurks.)
13 She grabbed him and kissed him. Without shame she said to him,
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She took hold of him and kissed him and with a brazen face she said:
14 "I made my fellowship offering and took some of the meat home. Today I have kept my special promises.
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“Today I fulfilled my vows, and I have food from my fellowship offering at home.
15 So I have come out to meet you; I have been looking for you and have found you.
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So I came out to meet you; I looked for you and have found you!
16 I have covered my bed with colored sheets from Egypt.
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I have covered my bed with colored linens from Egypt.
17 I have made my bed smell sweet with myrrh, aloes, and cinnamon.
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I have perfumed my bed with myrrh, aloes and cinnamon.
18 Come, let's make love until morning. Let's enjoy each other's love.
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Come, let’s drink deeply of love till morning; let’s enjoy ourselves with love!
19 My husband is not home; he has gone on a long trip.
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My husband is not at home; he has gone on a long journey.
20 He took a lot of money with him and won't be home for weeks."
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He took his purse filled with money and will not be home till full moon.”
21 By her clever words she made him give in; by her pleasing words she led him into doing wrong.
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With persuasive words she led him astray; she seduced him with her smooth talk.
22 All at once he followed her, like an ox led to the butcher, like a deer caught in a trap
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All at once he followed her like an ox going to the slaughter, like a deer stepping into a noose
23 and shot through the liver with an arrow. Like a bird caught in a trap, he didn't know what he did would kill him.
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till an arrow pierces his liver, like a bird darting into a snare, little knowing it will cost him his life.
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