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Proverbs 7:11-20 Contemporary English Version Anglicised (CEVUK00)

11. She was one of those womenwho are loud and restlessand never stay at home,

12. who walk street after street,waiting to trap a man.

13. She grabbed him and kissed him,and with no sense of shame,she said:

14. “I had to offer a sacrifice,and there is enough meatleft over for a feast.

15. So I came looking for you,and here you are!

16. The sheets on my bedare bright-coloured clothfrom Egypt.

17. And I have covered itwith perfume made of myrrh,aloes, and cinnamon.

18. “Let's go thereand make love all night.

19. My husband is travelling,and he's far away.

20. He took a lot of money along,and he won't be back homebefore the middleof the month.”

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