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18 Come, let us drink our fill of love,
    until morning, let us feast on love!
19 For my husband is not at home,[a]
    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.”

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  1. 7:19–20 For my husband is not at home: the woman is calculating. She knows exactly how long her husband will be gone.

18 Come, let’s drink deeply of love till morning;
    let’s enjoy ourselves with love!(A)
19 My husband is not at home;
    he has gone on a long journey.
20 He took his purse filled with money
    and will not be home till full moon.”

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18 Come, let us take our fill of love until morning;
Let us delight ourselves with love.
19 For [a]my husband is not at home;
He has gone on a long journey;
20 He has taken a bag of money [b]with him,
And will come home [c]on the appointed day.”

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 7:19 Lit. the man
  2. Proverbs 7:20 Lit. in his hand
  3. Proverbs 7:20 at the full moon