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Advertencia contra la mujer adúltera

Hijo mío, pon en práctica[a] mis palabras
    y atesora mis mandamientos.
Cumple con mis mandatos, y vivirás;
    cuida mis enseñanzas como a la niña de tus ojos.
Llévalos atados en los dedos;
    anótalos en la tablilla de tu corazón.
Di a la sabiduría: «Tú eres mi hermana»,
    y a la inteligencia: «Eres de mi sangre».
Ellas te librarán de la mujer ajena,
    de la adúltera y de sus palabras seductoras.

Desde la ventana de mi casa
    miré a través de la celosía.
Me puse a ver a los inexpertos,
    y entre los jóvenes observé
    a uno de ellos falto de juicio.[b]
Cruzó la calle, llegó a la esquina,
    y se encaminó hacia la casa de esa mujer.
Caía la tarde. Llegaba el día a su fin.
    Avanzaban las sombras de la noche.

10 De pronto la mujer salió a su encuentro,
    con toda la apariencia de una prostituta
    y con solapadas intenciones.
11 (Como es escandalosa y descarada,
    nunca hallan sus pies reposo en su casa.
12 Unas veces por las calles, otras veces por las plazas,
    siempre está al acecho en cada esquina).
13 Se prendió de su cuello, lo besó,
    y con todo descaro le dijo:

14 «Tengo en mi casa sacrificios de comunión,
    pues hoy he cumplido mis votos.
15 Por eso he venido a tu encuentro;
    te buscaba, ¡y ya te he encontrado!
16 Sobre la cama he tendido
    multicolores linos egipcios.
17 He perfumado mi lecho
    con aroma de mirra, áloe y canela.
18 Ven, bebamos hasta el fondo la copa del amor;
    ¡disfrutemos del amor hasta el amanecer!
19 Mi esposo no está en casa,
    pues ha emprendido un largo viaje.
20 Se ha llevado consigo la bolsa del dinero,
    y no regresará hasta el día de luna llena».

21 Con palabras persuasivas lo convenció;
    con lisonjas de sus labios lo sedujo.
22 Y él en seguida fue tras ella,
    como el buey que va camino al matadero;
como el ciervo[c] que cae en la trampa,[d]
23     hasta que una flecha le abre las entrañas;
como el ave que se lanza contra la red,
    sin saber que en ello le va la vida.

24 Así que, hijo mío, escúchame;
    presta[e] atención a mis palabras.
25 No desvíes tu corazón hacia sus sendas,
    ni te extravíes por sus caminos,
26 pues muchos han muerto por su causa;
    sus víctimas han sido innumerables.
27 Su casa lleva derecho al sepulcro;
    ¡conduce al reino de la muerte!

Footnotes

  1. 7:1 pon en práctica. Lit. guarda.
  2. 7:7 falto de juicio. Lit. falto de corazón.
  3. 7:22 ciervo (Siríaca; véase también LXX); necio (TM).
  4. 7:22 Texto de difícil traducción.
  5. 7:24 hijo mío, escúchame; presta. Lit. hijos míos, escuchadme; prestad.

Warning Against the Adulteress

(A)My son, keep my words
    and (B)treasure up my commandments with you;
(C)keep my commandments and live;
    keep my teaching as (D)the apple of your eye;
(E)bind them on your fingers;
    (F)write them on the tablet of your heart.
Say to wisdom, “You are my sister,”
    and call insight your intimate friend,
to keep you from (G)the forbidden[a] woman,
    from (H)the adulteress[b] with her smooth words.

For at (I)the window of my house
    I have looked out through my lattice,
and I have seen among (J)the simple,
    I have perceived among the youths,
    a young man (K)lacking sense,
passing along the street (L)near her corner,
    taking the road to her house
in (M)the twilight, in the evening,
    at (N)the time of night and darkness.

10 And behold, the woman meets him,
    (O)dressed as a prostitute, wily of heart.[c]
11 She is (P)loud and (Q)wayward;
    (R)her feet do not stay at home;
12 now in the street, now in the market,
    and (S)at every corner she (T)lies in wait.
13 She seizes him and kisses him,
    and with (U)bold face she says to him,
14 “I had to (V)offer sacrifices,[d]
    and today I have (W)paid my vows;
15 so now I have come out to meet you,
    to seek you eagerly, and I have found you.
16 I have spread my couch with (X)coverings,
    colored linens from (Y)Egyptian linen;
17 I have perfumed my bed with (Z)myrrh,
    aloes, and (AA)cinnamon.
18 Come, let us take our fill of love till morning;
    let us delight ourselves with love.
19 For (AB)my husband is not at home;
    he has gone on a long journey;
20 he took a bag of money with him;
    at full moon he will come home.”

21 With much seductive speech she persuades him;
    with (AC)her smooth talk she compels him.
22 All at once he follows her,
    as an ox goes to the slaughter,
or as a stag is caught fast[e]
23     till an arrow pierces its liver;
as (AD)a bird rushes into a snare;
    he does not know that it will cost him his life.

24 And (AE)now, O sons, listen to me,
    and be attentive to the words of my mouth.
25 Let not your heart turn aside to her ways;
    do not stray into her paths,
26 for many a victim has she laid low,
    and all her slain are (AF)a mighty throng.
27 Her house is (AG)the way to Sheol,
    going down to the chambers of death.

Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 7:5 Hebrew strange
  2. Proverbs 7:5 Hebrew the foreign woman
  3. Proverbs 7:10 Hebrew guarded in heart
  4. Proverbs 7:14 Hebrew peace offerings
  5. Proverbs 7:22 Probable reading (compare Septuagint, Vulgate, Syriac); Hebrew as a chain to discipline a fool

My son, obey my words,
and treasure my commands.(A)
Keep my commands and live,(B)
and guard my instructions
as you would the pupil of your eye.(C)
Tie them to your fingers;
write them on the tablet of your heart.(D)
Say to wisdom, “You are my sister,”(E)
and call understanding your relative.
She will keep you from a forbidden woman,
a wayward woman with her flattering talk.(F)

A Story of Seduction

At the window of my house
I looked through my lattice.(G)
I saw among the inexperienced,[a]
I noticed among the youths,
a young man lacking sense.
Crossing the street near her corner,
he strolled down the road to her house
at twilight, in the evening,
in the dark of the night.(H)
10 A woman came to meet him
dressed like a prostitute,(I)
having a hidden agenda.[b]
11 She is loud and defiant;(J)
her feet do not stay at home.(K)
12 Now in the street, now in the squares,(L)
she lurks at every corner.(M)
13 She grabs him and kisses him;
she brazenly says[c] to him,
14 “I’ve made fellowship offerings;
today I’ve fulfilled my vows.(N)
15 So I came out to meet you,
to search for you, and I’ve found you.
16 I’ve spread coverings on my bed(O)
richly colored linen from Egypt.(P)
17 I’ve perfumed my bed
with myrrh, aloes, and cinnamon.(Q)
18 Come, let’s drink deeply of lovemaking until morning.(R)
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 silver with him
and 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 impulsively
like an ox going to the slaughter,
like a deer bounding toward a trap[d]
23 until an arrow pierces its[e] liver,(S)
like a bird darting into a snare(T)
he doesn’t know it will cost him his life.

24 Now, sons, listen to me,
and pay attention to the words from my mouth.
25 Don’t let your heart turn aside to her ways;
don’t stray onto her paths.(U)
26 For she has brought many down to death;
her victims are countless.[f]
27 Her house is the road to Sheol,
descending to the chambers of death.(V)

Footnotes

  1. 7:7 Or simple, or gullible, or naive
  2. 7:10 Or prostitute with a guarded heart
  3. 7:13 Lit she makes her face strong and says
  4. 7:22 Text emended; MT reads like a shackle to the discipline of a fool; Hb obscure
  5. 7:23 Or his
  6. 7:26 Or and powerful men are all her victims

Warning Against the Adulterous Woman

My son,(A) keep my words
    and store up my commands within you.
Keep my commands and you will live;(B)
    guard my teachings as the apple of your eye.
Bind them on your fingers;
    write them on the tablet of your heart.(C)
Say to wisdom, “You are my sister,”
    and to insight, “You are my relative.”
They will keep you from the adulterous woman,
    from the wayward woman with her seductive words.(D)

At the window of my house
    I looked down through the lattice.
I saw among the simple,
    I noticed among the young men,
    a youth who had no sense.(E)
He was going down the street near her corner,
    walking along in the direction of her house
at twilight,(F) as the day was fading,
    as the dark of night set in.

10 Then out came a woman to meet him,
    dressed like a prostitute and with crafty intent.
11 (She is unruly(G) and defiant,
    her feet never stay at home;
12 now in the street, now in the squares,
    at every corner she lurks.)(H)
13 She took hold of him(I) and kissed him
    and with a brazen face she said:(J)

14 “Today I fulfilled my vows,
    and I have food from my fellowship offering(K) at home.
15 So I came out to meet you;
    I looked for you and have found you!
16 I have covered my bed
    with colored linens from Egypt.
17 I have perfumed my bed(L)
    with myrrh,(M) aloes and cinnamon.
18 Come, let’s drink deeply of love till morning;
    let’s enjoy ourselves with love!(N)
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.”

21 With persuasive words she led him astray;
    she seduced him with her smooth talk.(O)
22 All at once he followed her
    like an ox going to the slaughter,
like a deer[a] stepping into a noose[b](P)
23     till an arrow pierces(Q) his liver,
like a bird darting into a snare,
    little knowing it will cost him his life.(R)

24 Now then, my sons, listen(S) to me;
    pay attention to what I say.
25 Do not let your heart turn to her ways
    or stray into her paths.(T)
26 Many are the victims she has brought down;
    her slain are a mighty throng.
27 Her house is a highway to the grave,
    leading down to the chambers of death.(U)

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.