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The father tells his son to treasure instruction, then watches a naive young man approach the adulteress, records her calculated seduction, and compares his surrender to an ox going to slaughter.
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Proverbs 7
The father tells his son to treasure instruction, then watches a naive young man approach the adulteress, records her calculated seduction, and compares his surrender to an ox going to slaughter.
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1My son, keep my words, and lay up my commandments…2Keep my commandments, and live; and my law as the…3Bind them upon thy fingers, write them upon the table…4Say unto wisdom, Thou art my sister; and call understanding…5That they may keep thee from the strange woman, from…6For at the window of my house I looked through…7And beheld among the simple ones, I discerned among the…8Passing through the street near her corner; and he went…9In the twilight, in the evening, in the black and…10And, behold, there met him a woman with the attire…11(She is loud and stubborn; her feet abide not in…12Now is she without, now in the streets, and lieth…13So she caught him, and kissed him, and with an…14I have peace offerings with me; this day have I…15Therefore came I forth to meet thee, diligently to seek…16I have decked my bed with coverings of tapestry, with…17I have perfumed my bed with myrrh, aloes, and cinnamon.18Come, let us take our fill of love until the…19For the goodman is not at home, he is gone…20He hath taken a bag of money with him, and…21With her much fair speech she caused him to yield,…22He goeth after her straightway, as an ox goeth to…23Till a dart strike through his liver; as a bird…24Hearken unto me now therefore, O ye children, and attend…25Let not thine heart decline to her ways, go not…26For she hath cast down many wounded: yea, many strong…27Her house is the way to hell, going down to…