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.
27. Her house is on the road to death,the road that leads down to the grave.