7:1  My son, keep my words,
And treasure my commands within you.

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

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

7:4  Say to wisdom, “You are my sister,”
And call understanding your nearest kin,

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 lattice,

7:7  And saw among the simple,
I perceived among the youths,
A young man devoid of understanding,

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.

7:10  And there a woman met him,
With the attire of a harlot, and a crafty heart.

7:11  She was loud and rebellious,
Her feet would not stay at home.

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;
With an impudent face she said to him:

7:14  " I have peace offerings with me;
Today I have paid my vows.

7:15  So I came out to meet you,
Diligently to seek your face,
And I have found you.

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.

7:18  Come, let us take our fill of love until morning;
Let us delight ourselves with love.

7:19  For my husband is not at home;
He has gone on a long journey;

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

7:21  With her enticing speech she caused him to yield,
With her flattering lips she seduced him.

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 an arrow struck his liver.
As a bird hastens to the snare,
He did not know it would cost his life.

7:24  Now therefore, listen to me, my children;
Pay attention to the words of my mouth:

7:25  Do not let your heart turn aside to her ways,
Do not stray into her paths;

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,
Descending to the chambers of death.