Proverbs 7:20
World English Bible
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17 I have perfumed my bed with myrrh, aloes, and cinnamon.
18 Come, let`s take our fill of loving until the morning. Let`s solace ourselves with loving.
19 For my husband isn`t at home. He has gone on a long journey.
20 He has taken a bag of money with him. He will come home at the full moon."
21 With persuasive words, she led him astray. With the flattering of her lips, she seduced him.
22 He followed her immediately, As an ox goes to the slaughter, As a fool stepping into a noose.
23 Until an arrow strikes through his liver, As a bird hurries to the snare, And doesn`t know that it will cost his life.