⁶ At the window of my house
    I looked down through the lattice.
⁷ I saw among the simple,
    I noticed among the young men,
    a youth who had no sense.^(A)
8 He was going down the street near her corner,
    walking along in the direction of her house
⁹ at twilight,^(B) 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.

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)
23     till an arrow pierces^(C) his liver,
like a bird darting into a snare,
    little knowing it will cost him his life.^(D)

²⁴ Now then, my sons, listen^(E) to me;
    pay attention to what I say.
²⁵ Do not let your heart turn to her ways
    or stray into her paths.^(F)
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.^(G)