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.