Proverbs 7:14–18

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!

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.

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,

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.

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.

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.

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.

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, 

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!

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.

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.

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!

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.