New American Standard Bible

Proverbs 7:7-14 New American Standard Bible (NASB)

7. And I saw among the naive, And discerned among the youths A young man lacking sense,

8. Passing through the street near her corner; And he takes the way to her house,

9. In the twilight, in the evening, In the middle of the night and in the darkness.

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.