“ Suppose my heart has been tempted by a woman. Or suppose I’ve prowled around my neighbor’s home.

“我若受迷惑，向妇人起淫念，在邻舍的门外蹲伏，

“我心若因妇人受迷惑，在邻舍的门外等候，

“我心若因妇人受迷惑，在邻舍的门外等候，

我的心若迷恋女人，在邻居的门口窥探，

我的心若被女人迷惑，在别人的门口埋伏，

我若受迷惑，向婦人起淫念，在鄰舍的門外蹲伏，

「我心若因婦人受迷惑，在鄰舍的門外等候，

「我心若因婦人受迷惑，在鄰舍的門外等候，

我的心若迷戀女人，在鄰居的門口窺探，

我的心若被女人迷惑，在別人的門口埋伏，

『我的心若因人的妻子而受迷惑，而在鄰舍門外蹲伏着，

如我心為婦女所惑、窺伺鄰舍之門、

如我為婦女所惑、或瞷人不在而誘其妻、

如我心為婦女所惑、如我心為婦女所惑或作若我心迷惑向婦女起淫念在比鄰之門外窺伺、

“ If my heart has been enticed by a woman, or if I have lurked at my neighbor’s door,

“ If my heart has been enticed toward a woman, and I have lain in wait at my neighbor’s door,

“ If my heart has been seduced by a woman, or if I have lusted for my neighbor’s wife,

If my heart has gone astray over a woman or I have lurked at my neighbor’s door,

“ If my heart has been enticed by a woman, Or I have lurked at my neighbor’s doorway,

“ If my heart has been enticed by a woman, Or if I have lurked at my neighbor’s door,

If my heart hath been enticed unto a woman, And I have laid wait at my neighbor’s door;

If my heart has been seduced by my neighbor’s wife or I have lurked at his door,

If mine heart have been deceived by a woman, or[ if] I have laid wait at my neighbour’s door;

If my heart has been enticed by a woman, and I have lain in wait at my neighbor’s door,

“ If my heart has been enticed to a woman, and I have laid wait at my neighbor’s door,

The rulers of the Philistines went to her. They said,“ See if you can get him to tell you the secret of why he’s so strong. Find out how we can overpower him. Then we can tie him up. We can bring him under our control. Each of us will give you 28 pounds of silver.”

A woman who hunts a man down is more painful than death. Her heart is like a trap. Her hands are like chains. A man who pleases God will try to get away from her. But she will trap a sinner.

As Solomon grew older, his wives turned his heart toward other gods. He didn’t follow the Lord his God with all his heart. So he wasn’t like his father David.

That’s how Solomon, the king of Israel, sinned. He married women from other nations. There wasn’t a king like him anywhere. His God loved him. In fact, God made him king over the whole nation of Israel. But even he was led into sin by women from other lands.

Your people are like stallions that have plenty to eat. Their sinful desires are out of control. Each of them goes after another man’s wife.

The mouth of a woman who commits adultery is like a deep pit. Any man the Lord is angry with falls into it.

But all the people are unfaithful to the king. Their anger against him burns like the coals in an oven. The baker does not even need to stir up the fire until the dough is ready.”

Those who commit adultery wait until the sun goes down. They think,‘ No one will see us.’ They keep their faces hidden.In the dark, thieves break into houses. But by day they shut themselves in. They don’t want anything to do with the light.

Wisdom will save you from a woman who commits adultery. It will save you from a sinful woman and her tempting words.She has left the man she married when she was young. She has broken the promise she made in front of God.Surely her house leads down to death. Her paths lead to the spirits of the dead.No one who goes to her comes back or reaches the paths of life.

Don’t hunger in your heart after her beauty. Don’t let her eyes capture you.

She led him astray with her clever words. She charmed him with her smooth talk.

A woman who commits adultery has lips that drip honey. What she says is smoother than olive oil.But in the end she is like bitter poison. She cuts like a sword that has two edges.Her feet go down to death. Her steps lead straight to the grave.She doesn’t give any thought to her way of life. Her paths have no direction, but she doesn’t realize it.My sons, listen to me. Don’t turn away from what I say.Stay on a path far away from that evil woman. Don’t even go near the door of her house.If you do, you will lose your honor to other people. You will give your self- respect to someone who is mean.Strangers will use up all your wealth. Your hard work will make someone else rich.At the end of your life you will groan. Your skin and your body will be worn out.You will say,“ How I hated to take advice! How my heart refused to be corrected!I would not obey my teachers. I wouldn’t listen to those who taught me.I was soon in deep trouble. It happened right in front of the whole assembly of God’s people.”Drink water from your own well. Drink running water from your own spring.Should your springs pour out into the streets? Should your streams of water pour out in public places?No! Let them belong to you alone. Never share them with strangers.May your fountain be blessed. May the wife you married when you were young make you happy.She is like a loving doe, a graceful deer. May her breasts always satisfy you. May you always be captured by her love.My son, why be captured by another man’s wife? Why hug a woman who has gone astray?The Lord watches your ways. He studies all your paths.Sinners are trapped by their own evil acts. They are held tight by the ropes of their sins.They will die because they refused to be corrected. Their sins will capture them because they were very foolish.