13. She grabbed him and kissed him.Without shame she said to him,
14. “I made my fellowship offering and took some of the meat home.Today I have kept my special promises.
15. So I have come out to meet you;I have been looking for you and have found you.
16. I have covered my bedwith colored sheets from Egypt.
17. I have made my bed smell sweetwith myrrh, aloes, and cinnamon.
18. Come, let’s make love until morning.Let’s enjoy each other’s love.
19. My husband is not home;he has gone on a long trip.
20. He took a lot of money with himand won’t be home for weeks.”
21. By her clever words she made him give in;by her pleasing words she led him into doing wrong.
22. All at once he followed her,like an ox led to the butcher,like a deer caught in a trap
23. and shot through the liver with an arrow.Like a bird caught in a trap,he didn’t know what he did would kill him.
24. Now, my sons, listen to me;pay attention to what I say.
25. Don’t let yourself be tricked by such a woman;don’t go where she leads you.
26. She has ruined many good men,and many have died because of her.