17. I’ve perfumed my bedwith myrrh, aloes, and cinnamon.
18. Come, let’s drink deeply of lovemaking until morning. Let’s feast on each other’s love!
19. My husband isn’t home;he went on a long journey.
20. He took a bag of money with himand will come home at the time of the full moon.”
21. She seduces him with her persistent pleading;she lures with her flattering talk.
22. He follows her impulsivelylike an ox going to the slaughter,like a deer bounding toward a trap
23. until an arrow pierces its liver, like a bird darting into a snare —he doesn’t know it will cost him his life.
24. Now, my sons, listen to me,and pay attention to the words of my mouth.
25. Don’t let your heart turn aside to her ways;don’t stray onto her paths.