My son , keep my words and treasure my commandments within you.
Keep my commandments and live ; guard my teachings as the apple of your eye.
Tie them to your fingers ; write them on the tablet of your heart.
Say to wisdom , “ You are my sister , ” and call understanding your kinsman ,
that they may keep you from the adulteress ... , from the stranger with seductive words.
For at the window of my house I looked through the lattice.
I saw among the simple , I noticed among the youths , a young man lacking judgment ,
crossing the street near her corner , strolling down the road to her house ,
at twilight , as the day was fading ... into the dark of the night ....
Then a woman came out to meet him , (with) the attire of a harlot and cunning of heart.
She is loud and defiant ; her feet do not remain at home.
Now in the street , now in the squares , she lurks at every corner.
She seizes and kisses she brazenly ... says
“ I have made my peace ... offerings ; today I have paid my vows.
So ... I came out to meet you ; I sought you , ... and I have found you.
I have decked my bed with coverings , with colored linen from Egypt.
I have perfumed my bed with myrrh , with aloes , and with cinnamon.
Come , let us take our fill of love till morning. Let us delight in loving caresses !
For my husband is not at home ; he has gone on a long journey.
He took with him a bag of money and will not return ... till the moon (is) full. ”
With her great persuasion she entices him ; with her flattering lips she lures him.
He follows her ... on impulse , like an ox going to the slaughter , like a deer bounding into a trap ,
until an arrow pierces his liver , like a bird darting into a snare — not knowing ... it will cost him his life.
Now , my sons , listen and attend to the words of my mouth.
Do not let your heart turn aside to her ways ; do not stray into her paths.
For she has brought many down to death ; her slain are many in number.
Her house is the road to Sheol , descending to the chambers of death.