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Proverbs 7
Complete Jewish Bible
Proverbs 7
Complete Jewish Bible
7 My son, keep my words,
store up my commands with you.
2 Obey my commands, and live;
guard my teaching like the pupil of your eye.
3 Bind them on your fingers;
write them on the tablet of your heart.
4 Say to wisdom, “You are my sister”;
call understanding your kinswoman;
5 so that they can keep you from unknown women,
from loose women with their seductive talk.
6 For I was at the window of my house,
glancing out through the lattice,
7 when I saw among the young men there,
among those who don’t think for themselves,
a young fellow devoid of all sense.
8 He crosses the street near her corner
and continues on toward her house.
9 Dusk turns into evening,
and finally night, dark and black.
10 Then a woman approaches him,
dressed as a prostitute, wily of heart.
11 She’s the coarse, impulsive type,
whose feet don’t stay at home;
12 rather, she stalks the streets and squares,
lurking at every streetcorner.
13 She grabs him, gives him a kiss,
and, brazen-faced, she says to him,
14 “I had to offer peace sacrifices,
and I fulfilled my vows today.
15 This is why I came out to meet you,
to look for you; now I’ve found you.
16 I’ve spread quilts on my couch
made of colored Egyptian linen.
17 I’ve perfumed my bed
with myrrh, aloes and cinnamon.
18 Come on, let’s make love till morning;
we’ll enjoy making love.
19 My husband isn’t at home,
he’s gone on a long trip;
20 he took a bag of money with him
and won’t be back till the moon is full.”
21 With all her sweet talk she convinces him,
enticing him with her seductive words.
22 At once he follows her
like an ox on its way to be slaughtered;
like a fool to be punished in the stocks;
23 or like a bird rushing into a trap,
not knowing its life is at stake
till an arrow pierces its liver.
24 So now, children, listen to me;
pay attention to what I am saying.
25 Don’t let your heart turn to her ways;
don’t stray onto her paths.
26 For many are those she has struck down dead,
numerous those she has killed.
27 Her house is the way to Sh’ol;
it leads down to the halls of death.
Proverbios 7
La Biblia de las Américas
Proverbios 7
La Biblia de las Américas
Artimañas de la ramera
7 Hijo mío, guarda mis palabras,
y atesora mis mandamientos contigo(A).
2 Guarda mis mandamientos y vivirás(B),
y mi enseñanza[a] como la niña de tus ojos(C).
3 Atalos a tus dedos(D),
escríbelos en la tabla de tu corazón(E).
4 Di a la sabiduría: Tú eres mi hermana,
y llama a la inteligencia tu mejor amiga,
5 para que te guarden de la mujer extraña,
de la desconocida[b] que lisonjea[c] con sus palabras.
6 Porque desde la ventana de mi casa
miraba por la celosía(F),
7 y vi entre los simples(G),
distinguí entre los muchachos[d]
a un joven falto de juicio[e](H),
8 pasando por la calle cerca de su[f] esquina(I);
iba[g] camino de su[h] casa(J),
9 al atardecer, al anochecer[i](K),
en medio[j] de la noche y la oscuridad.
10 Y he aquí, una mujer le sale al encuentro,
vestida como ramera y astuta de corazón(L).
11 Es alborotadora(M) y rebelde,
sus pies no permanecen en casa(N);
12 está ya en las calles, ya en las plazas(O),
y acecha(P) por todas las esquinas.
13 Y lo agarra y lo besa,
y descarada[k](Q) le dice:
14 Tenía que ofrecer ofrendas de paz[l](R),
y hoy he cumplido mis votos(S);
15 por eso he salido a encontrarte,
buscando tu rostro con ansiedad, y te he hallado.
16 He tendido mi lecho con colchas(T),
con linos de Egipto en colores(U);
17 he rociado mi cama
con mirra, áloes(V) y canela(W).
18 Ven, embriaguémonos de amor hasta la mañana,
deleitémonos con caricias.
19 Porque mi[m] marido no está en casa,
se ha ido a un largo viaje;
20 se ha llevado en la mano la bolsa del dinero(X),
volverá a casa para la luna llena.
21 Con sus palabras persuasivas lo atrae,
lo seduce con sus labios lisonjeros[n](Y).
22 Al instante la sigue,
como va el buey al matadero,
o como uno en grillos al castigo de un necio[o],
23 hasta que una flecha le traspasa el hígado;
como el ave que se precipita en la trampa(Z),
y no sabe que esto le costará la vida.
24 Ahora pues, hijos míos, escuchadme,
y prestad atención a las palabras de mi boca(AA).
25 No se desvíe tu corazón hacia sus caminos,
no te extravíes en sus sendas(AB).
26 Porque muchas son las víctimas[p] derribadas por ella,
y numerosos los que ha matado(AC).
27 Su casa es el camino al Seol,
que desciende a las cámaras de la muerte(AD).
Footnotes
- Proverbios 7:2 O, ley
- Proverbios 7:5 O, extranjera
- Proverbios 7:5 Lit., es suave
- Proverbios 7:7 Lit., hijos
- Proverbios 7:7 Lit., corazón
- Proverbios 7:8 I.e., de ella
- Proverbios 7:8 Lit., da pasos
- Proverbios 7:8 I.e., de ella
- Proverbios 7:9 Lit., al anochecer del día
- Proverbios 7:9 Lit., la pupila (del ojo)
- Proverbios 7:13 Lit., ella pone cara atrevida y
- Proverbios 7:14 Lit., Sacrificios de ofrendas de paz están conmigo
- Proverbios 7:19 Lit., el
- Proverbios 7:21 Lit., suaves
- Proverbios 7:22 Otra posible lectura es: como un ciervo entra en una trampa; así dicen algunas versiones antiguas
- Proverbios 7:26 Lit., los asesinados
Proverbs 7
King James Version
Proverbs 7
King James Version
7 My son, keep my words, and lay up my commandments with thee.
2 Keep my commandments, and live; and my law as the apple of thine eye.
3 Bind them upon thy fingers, write them upon the table of thine heart.
4 Say unto wisdom, Thou art my sister; and call understanding thy kinswoman:
5 That they may keep thee from the strange woman, from the stranger which flattereth with her words.
6 For at the window of my house I looked through my casement,
7 And beheld among the simple ones, I discerned among the youths, a young man void of understanding,
8 Passing through the street near her corner; and he went the way to her house,
9 In the twilight, in the evening, in the black and dark night:
10 And, behold, there met him a woman with the attire of an harlot, and subtil of heart.
11 (She is loud and stubborn; her feet abide not in her house:
12 Now is she without, now in the streets, and lieth in wait at every corner.)
13 So she caught him, and kissed him, and with an impudent face said unto him,
14 I have peace offerings with me; this day have I payed my vows.
15 Therefore came I forth to meet thee, diligently to seek thy face, and I have found thee.
16 I have decked my bed with coverings of tapestry, with carved works, with fine linen of Egypt.
17 I have perfumed my bed with myrrh, aloes, and cinnamon.
18 Come, let us take our fill of love until the morning: let us solace ourselves with loves.
19 For the goodman is not at home, he is gone a long journey:
20 He hath taken a bag of money with him, and will come home at the day appointed.
21 With her much fair speech she caused him to yield, with the flattering of her lips she forced him.
22 He goeth after her straightway, as an ox goeth to the slaughter, or as a fool to the correction of the stocks;
23 Till a dart strike through his liver; as a bird hasteth to the snare, and knoweth not that it is for his life.
24 Hearken unto me now therefore, O ye children, and attend to the words of my mouth.
25 Let not thine heart decline to her ways, go not astray in her paths.
26 For she hath cast down many wounded: yea, many strong men have been slain by her.
27 Her house is the way to hell, going down to the chambers of death.
Proverbs 7
New International Version
Proverbs 7
New International Version
Warning Against the Adulterous Woman
7 My son,(A) keep my words
and store up my commands within you.
2 Keep my commands and you will live;(B)
guard my teachings as the apple of your eye.
3 Bind them on your fingers;
write them on the tablet of your heart.(C)
4 Say to wisdom, “You are my sister,”
and to insight, “You are my relative.”
5 They will keep you from the adulterous woman,
from the wayward woman with her seductive words.(D)
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.(E)
8 He was going down the street near her corner,
walking along in the direction of her house
9 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)
Footnotes
- Proverbs 7:22 Syriac (see also Septuagint); Hebrew fool
- Proverbs 7:22 The meaning of the Hebrew for this line is uncertain.
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