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

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

7:3 Bind them upon thy fingers, write them upon the table of thine 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 nearest kin,

7:5 That they may keep thee from the strange woman, from the stranger [which] flattereth with her words.
7:5 That they may keep you from the immoral woman, From the seductress who flatters with her words.

7:6 For at the window of my house I looked through my casement,
7:6 For at the window of my house I looked through my lattice,

7:7 And beheld among the simple ones, I discerned among the youths, a young man void of understanding,
7:7 And saw among the simple, I perceived among the youths, A young man devoid of understanding,

7:8 Passing through the street near her corner; and he went the way to her house,
7:8 Passing along the street near her corner; And he took the path to her house

7:9 In the twilight, in the evening, in the black and dark night:
7:9 In the twilight, in the evening, In the black and dark night.

7:10 And, behold, there met him a woman [with] the attire of an harlot, and subtil of heart.
7:10 And there a woman met him, With the attire of a harlot, and a crafty heart.

7:11 (She [is] loud and stubborn; her feet abide not in her house:
7:11 She was loud and rebellious, Her feet would not stay at home.

7:12 Now [is she] without, now in the streets, and lieth in wait at every corner.)
7:12 At times she was outside, at times in the open square, Lurking at every corner.

7:13 So she caught him, and kissed him, [and] with an impudent face said unto him,
7:13 So she caught him and kissed him; With an impudent face she said to him:

7:14 [I have] peace offerings with me; this day have I payed my vows.
7:14 "I have peace offerings with me; 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 So I came out to meet you, Diligently to seek your face, And I have found you.

7:16 I have decked my bed with coverings of tapestry, with carved [works], with fine linen of Egypt.
7:16 I have spread my bed with tapestry, Colored coverings of Egyptian linen.

7:17 I have perfumed my bed with myrrh, aloes, and cinnamon.
7:17 I have perfumed 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 take our fill of love until morning; Let us delight ourselves with love.

7:19 For the goodman [is] not at home, he is gone a long journey:
7:19 For my husband is not at home; He has gone on a long journey;

7:20 He hath taken a bag of money with him, [and] will come home at the day appointed.
7:20 He has taken a bag of money with him, And will come home on the appointed day."

7:21 With her much fair speech she caused him to yield, with the flattering of her lips she forced him.
7:21 With her enticing speech she caused him to yield, With her flattering lips she seduced him.

7:22 He goeth after her straightway, as an ox goeth to the slaughter, or as a fool to the correction of the stocks;
7:22 Immediately he went after her, as an ox goes to the slaughter, Or as a fool to the correction of the stocks,

7:23 Till a dart strike through his liver; as a bird hasteth to the snare, and knoweth not that it [is] for his life.
7:23 Till an arrow struck his liver. As a bird hastens to the snare, He did not know it would cost his life.

7:24 Hearken unto me now therefore, O ye children, and attend to the words of my mouth.
7:24 Now therefore, listen to me, my children; Pay attention to the words of my mouth:

7:25 Let not thine 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, many strong [men] have been slain by her.
7:26 For she has cast down many wounded, And all who were slain by her were strong men.

7:27 Her house [is] the way to hell, going down to the chambers of death.
7:27 Her house is the way to hell, Descending to the chambers of death.