[7:6] Once I was looking out the window of my house,
[7:7] and I saw many inexperienced young men, but noticed one foolish fellow in particular.
[7:8] He was walking along the street near the corner where a certain woman lived. He was passing near her house
[7:9] in the evening after it was dark.
[7:10] And then she met him; she was dressed like a prostitute and was making plans.
[7:11] She was a bold and shameless woman who always walked the streets
[7:12] or stood waiting at a corner, sometimes in the streets, sometimes in the marketplace.
[7:13] She threw her arms around the young man, kissed him, looked him straight in the eye, and said,
[7:14] “I made my offerings today and have the meat from the sacrifices.
[7:15] So I came out looking for you. I wanted to find you, and here you are!
[7:16] I've covered my bed with sheets of colored linen from Egypt.
[7:17] I've perfumed it with myrrh, aloes, and cinnamon.
[7:18] Come on! Let's make love all night long. We'll be happy in each other's arms.
[7:19] My husband isn't at home. He's on a long trip.
[7:20] He took plenty of money with him and won't be back for two weeks.”
[7:21] So she tempted him with her charms, and he gave in to her smooth talk.
[7:22] Suddenly he was going with her like an ox on the way to be slaughtered, like a deer prancing into a trap
[7:23] where an arrow would pierce its heart. He was like a bird going into a net—he did not know that his life was in danger.
[7:24] Now then, sons, listen to me. Pay attention to what I say.
[7:25] Do not let such a woman win your heart; don't go wandering after her.
[7:26] She has been the ruin of many men and caused the death of too many to count.
[7:27] If you go to her house, you are on the way to the world of the dead. It is a shortcut to death.