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20 He took a lot of money with him
    and won’t be home for weeks.”
21 By her clever words she made him give in;
    by her pleasing words she led him into doing wrong.
22 All at once he followed her,
    like an ox led to the butcher,
like a deer caught in a trap

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20 He took his purse filled with money
    and will not be home till full moon.”

21 With persuasive words she led him astray;
    she seduced him with her smooth talk.(A)
22 All at once he followed her
    like an ox going to the slaughter,
like a deer[a] stepping into a noose[b](B)

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 7:22 Syriac (see also Septuagint); Hebrew fool
  2. Proverbs 7:22 The meaning of the Hebrew for this line is uncertain.