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,