14. "I’ve made a sacrifice of well-being;today I fulfilled my solemn promises.
15. So I’ve come out to meet you,seeking you, and I have found you.
16. I’ve spread my bed with luxurious covers,with colored linens from Egypt.
17. I’ve sprinkled my bed with myrrh,aloes, and cinnamon.
18. Come, let’s drink deep of love until morning;let’s savor our lovemaking.
19. For my husband isn’t home;he’s gone far away.
20. He took a pouch of money with him;he won’t come home till full moon."
21. She seduces him with all her talk.She entices him with her flattery.
22. He goes headlong after her,like an ox to the slaughter,like a deer leaping into a trap,
23. until an arrow pierces his liver,like a bird hurrying to the snare,not aware that it will cost him his life.
24. Now children, listen to me,and pay attention to my speech.
25. Don’t turn your heart to her ways;don’t wander down her paths.
26. She has caused many corpses to fall;she has killed many people.
27. Her house is a path to the grave,going down to the chambers of death.