7:1 My son, keep my words, And lay up my commandments with thee.
7:1 My son, keep my words, And treasure my commandments within you.

7:2 Keep my commandments and live; And my law as the apple of thine eye.
7:2 Keep my commandments and live, And my teaching as the apple of your eye.

7:3 Bind them upon thy fingers; Write them upon the tablet of thy heart.
7:3 Bind them on your fingers; Write them on the tablet of your heart.

7:4 Say unto wisdom, Thou art my sister; And call understanding (thy) kinswoman:
7:4 Say to wisdom, "You are my sister," And call understanding [your] intimate friend;

7:5 That they may keep thee from the strange woman, From he foreigner that flattereth with her words.
7:5 That they may keep you from an adulteress, From the foreigner who flatters with her words.

7:6 For at the window of my house I looked forth through my lattice;
7:6 For at the window of my house I looked out through my lattice,

7:7 And I beheld among the simple ones, I discerned among the youths, A young man void of understanding,
7:7 And I saw among the naive, I discerned among the youths, A young man lacking sense,

7:8 Passing through the street near her corner; And he went the way to her house,
7:8 Passing through the street near her corner; And he takes the way to her house,

7:9 In the twilight, in the evening of the day, In the middle of the night and in the darkness.
7:9 In the twilight, in the evening, In the middle of the night and [in] the darkness.

7:10 And, behold, there met him a woman With the attire of a harlot, and wily of heart.
7:10 And behold, a woman [comes] to meet him, Dressed as a harlot and cunning of heart.

7:11 She is clamorous and wilful; Her feet abide not in her house:
7:11 She is boisterous and rebellious; Her feet do not remain at home;

7:12 Now she is in the streets, now in the broad places, And lieth in wait at every corner.
7:12 [She is] now in the streets, now in the squares, And lurks by every corner.

7:13 So she caught him, and kissed him, (And) with an impudent face she said unto him:
7:13 So she seizes him and kisses him, And with a brazen face she says to him:

7:14 Sacrifices of peace-offerings are with me; This day have I paid my vows.
7:14 "I was due to offer peace offerings; Today I have paid my vows.

7:15 Therefore came I forth to meet thee, Diligently to seek thy face, and I have found thee.
7:15 "Therefore I have come out to meet you, To seek your presence earnestly, and I have found you.

7:16 I have spread my couch with carpets of tapestry, With striped cloths of the yarn of Egypt.
7:16 "I have spread my couch with coverings, With colored linens of Egypt.

7:17 I have perfumed my bed With myrrh, aloes, and cinnamon.
7:17 "I have sprinkled my bed With myrrh, aloes and cinnamon.

7:18 Come, let us take our fill of love until the morning; Let us solace ourselves with loves.
7:18 "Come, let us drink our fill of love until morning; Let us delight ourselves with caresses.

7:19 For the man is not at home; He is gone a long journey:
7:19 "For the man is not at home, He has gone on a long journey;

7:20 He hath taken a bag of money with him; He will come home at the full moon.
7:20 He has taken a bag of money with him, At full moon he will come home. "

7:21 With her much fair speech she causeth him to yield; With the flattering of her lips she forceth him along.
7:21 With her many persuasions she entices him; With her flattering lips she seduces him.

7:22 He goeth after her straightway, As an ox goeth to the slaughter, Or as (one in) fetters to the correction of the fool;
7:22 Suddenly he follows her, As an ox goes to the slaughter, Or as [one in] fetters to the discipline of a fool,

7:23 Till an arrow strike through his liver; As a bird hasteth to the snare, And knoweth not that it is for his life.
7:23 Until an arrow pierces through his liver; As a bird hastens to the snare, So he does not know that it [will cost him] his life.

7:24 Now therefore, (my) sons, hearken unto me, And attend to the words of my mouth.
7:24 Now therefore, [my] sons, listen to me, And pay attention to the words of my mouth.

7:25 Let not thy heart decline to her ways; Go not astray in her paths.
7:25 Do not let your heart turn aside to her ways, Do not stray into her paths.

7:26 For she hath cast down many wounded: Yea, all her slain are a mighty host.
7:26 For many are the victims she has cast down, And numerous are all her slain.

7:27 Her house is the way to Sheol, Going down to the chambers of death.
7:27 Her house is the way to Sheol, Descending to the chambers of death.