12. Now without, now in the streets, she lies in wait at every corner.)
13. So she caught him and kissed him and with an impudent face said unto him,
14. I had promised sacrifices of peace; today I have payed my vows.
15. Therefore I came 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 husband is not at home; he is gone a long journey:
20. He has taken a bag of money with him and will come home at the appointed feast day.
21. With her much fair speech she caused him to yield; with the flattering of her lips she persuaded him.
22. He went after her straightway, as an ox goes to the slaughter or as a fool to the correction of the stocks,
23. until the arrow pierces through his liver. He is as a bird struggling in the snare and not knowing that it is against his own life.
24. Hearken unto me now therefore, O ye sons, and attend to the words of my mouth.