9. One of these young menturned the cornerand was walking by the houseof an unfaithful wife.
10. She was dressed uplike a woman of the streetwith only one thing in mind.
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.”
21. And so, she tricked himwith all her sweet talkand her flattery.
22. Straight away he followed herlike an ox on the wayto be slaughtered,or like a fool on the wayto be punished