Proverbs 7:12-21

¹²She often went into the city streets and plazas/markets, waiting to trap some man.

¹³When she saw that young man, she put her arms around him and kissed him. Then without being a bit ashamed, she said,

¹⁴“I have some meat that is left over from a sacrifice that I made today to maintain fellowship with Yahweh; I have fulfilled/done what I promised him that I would do.

¹⁵And now I have come out to meet/see you. I was searching for you, and now I have found you!

¹⁶I have put on my bed sheets/bedspreads that were made from very fine linen that were imported { people brought} from Egypt.

¹⁷I have sprinkled sweet-smelling perfumes on my bed— myrrh and aloes and cinnamon.

¹⁸Come with me; let us enjoy having sex until tomorrow morning. Let's enjoy making love.

¹⁹My husband is not at home; he has gone away on a long journey.

²⁰He is carrying a wallet filled with money, and he will not return until the middle of this month.”

²¹So she persuaded him by her enticing/tempting words. She allured him by her smooth/sweet talk.