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Proverbs 7:11-23 Modern English Version (MEV)

11. She is loud and stubborn;her feet do not abide in her house.

12. Now she is without, now in the streets,and lies in wait at every corner.

13. So she caught him, and kissed him;and with an impudent face said to him:

14. “I have peace offerings with me;this day have I paid my vows.

15. Therefore I came out to meet you,diligently to seek your face, and I have found you.

16. I have decked my bed with coverings of tapestry,with carved works, with fine linen of Egypt.

17. I have perfumed my bedwith myrrh, aloes, and cinnamon.

18. Come, let us take our fill of love until the morning;let us solace ourselves with love.

19. For my husband is not at home;he has gone on a long journey;

20. he has taken a bag of money with him,and will come home at the day appointed.”

21. With her enticing speech she caused him to yield,with the flattering of her lips she seduced him.

22. He went after her straightway,as an ox goes to the slaughter,or as a fool to the correction of the stocks,

23. until a dart struck through his liver.As a bird hastens to the snare,he did not know that it would cost him his life.

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