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Readers’ Version

Literal Version

7:1 The woman egpanpanlibug

7 My child, obey what I’ve told you,

and store my instructions securely inside you.

2 Follow my instructions and live,

and keep my teaching as the focus of your eyes.

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24 ◙ 25 ◙ 26 ◙ 27 ◙

7 son _of_my keep messages _of_my and_commands _of_my you _will _treasure with_you.
2 Keep commands _of_my and_live and_teaching _of_my as_apple _of eye _of_your.
3 Bind_them on fingers _of_your write_them on the _tablet _of heart _of_your.
4 Say to _THE_wisdom sister _of_my you and_intimate _friend to _the_understanding you _will _call.
5 That_keep_you from_woman strange from_wayward messages _of_her she _makes _smooth.
6 If/because in/on/at/with_window _of house _of_my through lattice _of_my I _looked _down.
7 And_saw in/on/at/with_simple I _observed in/on/at/with_youths a _youth lacking _of heart.
8 he_was_passing _by in/on/at/with_street beside corner _of_her and_road _of house _of_her he _strode.
9 In/on/at/with_twilight in/on/at/with_evening the_day in/on/at/with_midst _of the_night and_darkness.
10 And_see/lo/see a _woman to_meet_him the_garment _of a _prostitute and_wily _of heart.
11 is_boisterous she and_defiant in/on/at/with_home _of_her not feet _of_her they _stay.
12 A _time in/on/at/with_street a _time in/on/at/with_squares and_at every _of corner she _lies _in _wait.
13 And_seizes[fn] in/on/over_him/it[fn][fn] and_kisses for_him/it she _has _made _firm face _of_her and_she/it _said to_him/it.
14 Sacrifices _of peace _offerings upon_I the_day I _have _paid vows _of_my.
15 On/upon/above/on _account _of//he/it _went _in yes/correct/thus/so I _have _come _out to_meet_you to_seek _eagerly face _of_you and_found_you.
16 Coverings I _have _spread couch _of_my coloured _fabrics _of linen _of Miʦrayim/(Egypt).
17 I _have _sprinkled bed _of_my myrrh aloes and_cinnamon.
18 Come let _us _take _our _fill _of love(s) until the_morning let _us _delight _ourselves in/on/at/with_love.
19 If/because not the_man in/on/at/with_home _of_his he _has _gone in/on/at/with_journey at_distance.
20 The _bag _of the_money he _has _taken in_his/its_hand at_time _of the_full _moon he _will _come home _of_him.
21 Persuades_him in/on/at/with_much _of seductive _speech _of_her in/on/at/with_smooth _of her/its_lips compels_him.
22 he_is_walking after_her suddenly like_ox which_to the_slaughter[fn] it _goes and_like_noose to the_chastening _of a _fool.
23 Until it _will _pierce an _arrow liver _of_his like_rushing a _bird into a _trap and_not he _knows if/because _that in/on/at/with_life _of_his it.
24 and_now Oh _children listen to_me and_pay _attention to_messages _of mouth _of_my.
25 Not let _it _turn _aside to ways _of_her heart _of_your not let _it _go _astray in/on/at/with_paths _of_her.
26 If/because many slain_ones she _has _made _fall and_countless all _of slain _of_her.
27 is_the _ways _of Shəʼōl house _of_her they_are_going _down to the_chambers _of death.

7:13 OSHB note: We read the punctuation in L differently from BHQ.

7:13 OSHB note: We read one or more accents in L differently from BHQ.

7:13 OSHB note: We read one or more accents in L differently than BHS. Often this notation indicates a typographical error in BHS.

7:22 OSHB note: We agree with both BHS 1997 and BHQ on an unexpected reading.

OET by section PROV 7:1

The woman egpanpanlibug

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