New American Bible, Revised Edition

Proverbs 7:16-23 New American Bible, Revised Edition (NABRE)

16. With coverlets I have spread my couch,with brocaded cloths of Egyptian linen;

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

18. Come, let us drink our fill of love,until morning, let us feast on love!

19. For my husband is not at home,he has gone on a long journey;

20. A bag of money he took with him,he will not return home till the full moon.”

21. She wins him over by repeated urging,with her smooth lips she leads him astray.

22. He follows her impulsively,like an ox that goes to slaughter;Like a stag that bounds toward the net,

23. till an arrow pierces its liver;Like a bird that rushes into a snare,unaware that his life is at stake.