Proverbs 7:3-20

³Tie them to your fingers; write them in your mind.

⁴Tell wisdom, “You're my sister,” and call insight your best friend.

⁵They will protect you from the immoral woman, from the prostitute with her seductive words.

⁶One time I looked through the lattice of the window in my house,

⁷and I saw among the immature young men one who had no sense at all.

⁸He was walking down the street near the corner where she lived and took the road passing her house.

⁹It was at dusk in the evening, as the light was fading and the dark night closed in.

¹⁰Then out came a woman came to meet him. She was dressed as a prostitute and had deceptive intentions.

¹¹(She was loud and provocative, never wanting to stay at home.

¹²One moment she'd be walking the streets, the next she'd be there in the town squares, loitering at every corner.)

¹³She grabbed hold of him and kissed him, and with a bold face she told him,

¹⁴“I sacrificed my peace offering today, and paid my vows.

¹⁵That's why I came out to meet you. I was looking for you and now I've found you!

¹⁶My bed is made, covered with colorful linens from Egypt.

¹⁷I've sprinkled perfume on my bed—myrrh, aloes, and cinnamon.

¹⁸Come with me, let's make love until the morning. Let's enjoy one another in our love-making!

¹⁹My husband isn't home; he's gone on a long trip.

²⁰He took a bag of money with him, and he won't be coming back until the full moon.”