11. She is loud and rebellious.Her feet will not stay at home.
12. One moment she is out on the street,the next she is at the curb,on the prowl at every corner.
13. She grabs him and kisses him and brazenly says to him,
14. “I have some sacrificial meat.Today I kept my vows.
15. That’s why I came to meet you.Eagerly, I looked for you,and I’ve found you.
16. I’ve made my bed,with colored sheets of Egyptian linen.
17. I’ve sprinkled my bed with myrrh, aloes, and cinnamon.
18. Come, let’s drink our fill of love until morning.Let’s enjoy making love,
19. because my husband’s not home.He has gone on a long trip.
20. He took lots of money with him.He won’t be home for a couple of weeks.”
21. With all her seductive charms, she persuades him.With her smooth lips, she makes him give in.
22. He immediately follows herlike a steer on its way to be slaughtered,like a ram hobbling into captivity
23. until an arrow pierces his heart,like a bird darting into a trap.He does not realize that it will cost him his life.
24. Now, sons,listen to me.Pay attention to the words from my mouth.