Proverbs 7:15-25

¹⁵So I came out in the hope of meeting you, looking for you with care, and now I have you.

¹⁶My bed is covered with cushions of needlework, with coloured cloths of the cotton thread of Egypt;

¹⁷I have made my bed sweet with perfumes and spices.

¹⁸Come, let us take our pleasure in love till the morning, having joy in love's delights.

¹⁹For the master of the house is away on a long journey:

²⁰He has taken a bag of money with him; he is coming back at the full moon.

²¹With her fair words she overcame him, forcing him with her smooth lips.

²²The simple man goes after her, like an ox going to its death, like a roe pulled by a cord;

²³Like a bird falling into a net; with no thought that his life is in danger, till an arrow goes into his side.

²⁴So now, my sons, give ear to me; give attention to the sayings of my mouth;

²⁵Let not your heart be turned to her ways, do not go wandering in her footsteps.