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Proverbs 7:16-21 Good News Bible Catholic Edition (GNBDK)

16. I've covered my bed with sheets of coloured linen from Egypt.

17. I've perfumed it with myrrh, aloes, and cinnamon.

18. Come on! Let's make love all night long. We'll be happy in each other's arms.

19. My husband isn't at home. He's gone away on a long journey.

20. He took plenty of money with him and won't be back for two weeks.”

21. So she tempted him with her charms, and he gave in to her smooth talk.

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