Proverbs 7:10–18

10 Then out came a woman to meet him,

dressed like a prostitute and with crafty intent.

11 (She is unruly and defiant,

her feet never stay at home;

12 now in the street, now in the squares,

at every corner she lurks.)

13 She took hold of him and kissed him

and with a brazen face she said:

14 “Today I fulfilled my vows,

and I have food from my fellowship offering at home.

15 So I came out to meet you;

I looked for you and have found you!

16 I have covered my bed

with colored linens from Egypt.

17 I have perfumed my bed

with myrrh, aloes and cinnamon.

18 Come, let’s drink deeply of love till morning;

let’s enjoy ourselves with love!

10 And behold, the woman meets him,

dressed as a prostitute, wily of heart.

11 She is loud and wayward;

her feet do not stay at home;

12 now in the street, now in the market,

and at every corner she lies in wait.

13 She seizes him and kisses him,

and with bold face she says to him,

14 “I had to offer sacrifices,

and today I have paid my vows;

15 so now I have come out to meet you,

to seek you eagerly, and I have found you.

16 I have spread my couch with coverings,

colored linens from Egyptian linen;

17 I have perfumed my bed with myrrh,

aloes, and cinnamon.

18 Come, let us take our fill of love till morning;

let us delight ourselves with love.

10 The woman approached him,

seductively dressed and sly of heart.

11 She was the brash, rebellious type,

never content to stay at home.

12 She is often in the streets and markets,

soliciting at every corner.

13 She threw her arms around him and kissed him,

and with a brazen look she said,

14 “I’ve just made my peace offerings

and fulfilled my vows.

15 You’re the one I was looking for!

I came out to find you, and here you are!

16 My bed is spread with beautiful blankets,

with colored sheets of Egyptian linen.

17 I’ve perfumed my bed

with myrrh, aloes, and cinnamon.

18 Come, let’s drink our fill of love until morning.

Let’s enjoy each other’s caresses,

10 And there a woman met him,

With the attire of a harlot, and a crafty heart.

11 She was loud and rebellious,

Her feet would not stay at home.

12 At times she was outside, at times in the open square,

Lurking at every corner.

13 So she caught him and kissed him;

With an impudent face she said to him:

14 “I have peace offerings with me;

Today I have paid my vows.

15 So I came out to meet you,

Diligently to seek your face,

And I have found you.

16 I have spread my bed with tapestry,

Colored coverings of Egyptian linen.

17 I have perfumed my bed

With myrrh, aloes, and cinnamon.

18 Come, let us take our fill of love until morning;

Let us delight ourselves with love.

10 Then the woman approached him,

dressed like a prostitute

and planning to trick him.

11 She was loud and stubborn

and never stayed at home.

12 She was always out in the streets or in the city squares,

waiting around on the corners of the streets.

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 bed

with colored sheets from Egypt.

17 I have made my bed smell sweet

with myrrh, aloes, and cinnamon.

18 Come, let’s make love until morning.

Let’s enjoy each other’s love.

10 And, behold, there met him a woman

With the attire of a harlot, and wily of heart.

11 (She is clamorous and wilful;

Her feet abide not in her house:

12 Now she is in the streets, now in the broad places,

And lieth in wait at every corner.)

13 So she caught him, and kissed him,

And with an impudent face she said unto him:

14 Sacrifices of peace-offerings are with me;

This day have I paid my vows.

15 Therefore came I forth to meet thee,

Diligently to seek thy face, and I have found thee.

16 I have spread my couch with carpets of tapestry,

With striped cloths of the yarn of Egypt.

17 I have perfumed my bed

With myrrh, aloes, and cinnamon.

18 Come, let us take our fill of love until the morning;

Let us solace ourselves with loves.

10 And behold, there met him a woman in the attire of a harlot, and subtle of heart. 11 She is clamorous and unmanageable; her feet abide not in her house: 12 now without, now in the broadways, —and she lieth in wait at every corner. 13 And she caught him and kissed him, and with an impudent face said unto him, 14 I have peace-offerings with me; this day have I paid my vows: 15 therefore came I forth to meet thee, to seek earnestly thy face, and I have found thee. 16 I have decked my bed with tapestry coverlets of variegated linen from Egypt; 17 I have perfumed my couch with myrrh, aloes, and cinnamon. 18 Come, let us revel in love until the morning, let us delight ourselves with loves.

10 A woman with an ulterior motive meets him. 

She is dressed as a prostitute. 

11 She is loud and rebellious. 

Her feet will not stay at home. 

12 One moment she is out on the street, 

the next she is at the curb, 

on the prowl at every corner. 

13 She grabs him and kisses him and brazenly says to him, 

14 “I have some sacrificial meat. 

Today I kept my vows. 

15 That’s why I came to meet you. 

Eagerly, I looked for you, 

and I’ve found you. 

16 I’ve made my bed, 

with colored sheets of Egyptian linen. 

17 I’ve sprinkled my bed with myrrh, aloes, and cinnamon. 

18 Come, let’s drink our fill of love until morning. 

Let’s enjoy making love, 

10 A woman came to meet him

dressed like a prostitute,

having a hidden agenda.

11 She is loud and defiant;

her feet do not stay at home.

12 Now in the street, now in the squares,

she lurks at every corner.

13 She grabs him and kisses him;

she brazenly says to him,

14 “I’ve made fellowship offerings;

today I’ve fulfilled my vows.

15 So I came out to meet you,

to search for you, and I’ve found you.

16 I’ve spread coverings on my bed —

richly colored linen from Egypt.

17 I’ve perfumed my bed

with myrrh, aloes, and cinnamon.

18 Come, let’s drink deeply of lovemaking until morning.

Let’s feast on each other’s love!

10 Then a woman comes toward him

decked out like a prostitute, with hidden intent.

11 She is loud and wayward;

her feet do not stay at home;

12 now in the street, now in the squares,

and at every corner she lies in wait.

13 She seizes him and kisses him,

and with impudent face she says to him:

14 “I had to offer sacrifices,

and today I have paid my vows;

15 so now I have come out to meet you,

to seek you eagerly, and I have found you!

16 I have decked my couch with coverings,

colored spreads of Egyptian linen;

17 I have perfumed my bed with myrrh,

aloes, and cinnamon.

18 Come, let us take our fill of love until morning;

let us delight ourselves with love.

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.

10 A woman came out to meet him.

She was dressed like a prostitute and had a clever plan.

11 She was a loud and pushy woman.

She never stayed at home.

12 Sometimes in the streets, sometimes at other places,

at every corner she would wait.

13 She took hold of the young man and kissed him.

With a bold face she spoke to him.

14 She said, “At home I have meat left over from my offerings.

Today I offered what I had promised I would.

15 So I came out to meet you.

I looked for you. And I have found you!

16 I have covered my bed

with colored sheets from Egypt.

17 I’ve perfumed my bed with spices.

I used myrrh, aloes and cinnamon.

18 Come, let’s drink our fill of love until morning.

Let’s enjoy ourselves by having sex!

10 And behold, a woman comes to meet him,

Dressed as a harlot and cunning of heart.

11 She is boisterous and rebellious,

Her feet do not remain at home;

12 She is now in the streets, now in the squares,

And lurks by every corner.

13 So she seizes him and kisses him

And with a brazen face she says to him:

14 “I was due to offer peace offerings;

Today I have paid my vows.

15 “Therefore I have come out to meet you,

To seek your presence earnestly, and I have found you.

16 “I have spread my couch with coverings,

With colored linens of Egypt.

17 “I have sprinkled my bed

With myrrh, aloes and cinnamon.

18 “Come, let us drink our fill of love until morning;

Let us delight ourselves with caresses.