9. at twilight, at the day’s evening, in the midst of night and the darkness.
10. Then behold! A woman comes to meet him with the garment of a prostitute and a secret heart.
11. She is loud and stubborn; her feet do not stay at her house.
12. Now in the street, now in the square, at every corner she lies in wait.
13. She took hold of him and kissed him. Her face was impudent, and she said to him,
14. “Sacrifices of peace offerings are upon me; today I completed my vows.
15. So I have come out to meet you, to seek your face, and I have found you.
16. With coverings I have adorned my couch, spreads of the linen of Egypt;
17. I have perfumed my bed with myrrh, aloes, and cinnamon.
18. Come, let us take our fill of love making, until the morning let us delight in love.
19. For there is no man in his home; he has gone on a long journey.
20. The bag of money he took in his hand, for on the day of the full moon he will come home.”
21. She persuades him with the greatness of her teachings; with her smooth lips she compels him.
22. He goes after her suddenly; like an ox to the slaughter he goes, and like a stag to the instruction of a fool,
23. until an arrow pierces his entrails, like a bird rushing into a snare, but he does not know that it will cost him his life.
24. And now, my children, listen to me, and be attentive to the sayings of my mouth.