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Proverbs
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Follow my advice, my son; always treasure my commands.
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Obey my commands and live! Guard my instructions as you guard your own eyes.
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Tie them on your fingers as a reminder. Write them deep within your heart.
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Love wisdom like a sister; make insight a beloved member of your family.
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Let them protect you from an affair with an immoral woman, from listening to the flattery of a promiscuous woman.
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While I was at the window of my house, looking through the curtain,
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I saw some naive young men, and one in particular who lacked common sense.
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He was crossing the street near the house of an immoral woman, strolling down the path by her house.
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It was at twilight, in the evening, as deep darkness fell.
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The woman approached him, seductively dressed and sly of heart.
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She was the brash, rebellious type, never content to stay at home.
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She is often in the streets and markets, soliciting at every corner.
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She threw her arms around him and kissed him, and with a brazen look she said,
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"I've just made my peace offerings and fulfilled my vows.
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You're the one I was looking for! I came out to find you, and here you are!
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My bed is spread with beautiful blankets, with colored sheets of Egyptian linen.
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I've perfumed my bed with myrrh, aloes, and cinnamon.
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Come, let's drink our fill of love until morning. Let's enjoy each other's caresses,
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for my husband is not home. He's away on a long trip.
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He has taken a wallet full of money with him and won't return until later this month."
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So she seduced him with her pretty speech and enticed him with her flattery.
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He followed her at once, like an ox going to the slaughter. He was like a stag caught in a trap,
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awaiting the arrow that would pierce its heart. He was like a bird flying into a snare, little knowing it would cost him his life.
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So listen to me, my sons, and pay attention to my words.
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Don't let your hearts stray away toward her. Don't wander down her wayward path.
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For she has been the ruin of many; many men have been her victims.
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Her house is the road to the grave. Her bedroom is the den of death.