Proverb Chapter 7

 Prov 7

Proverbs of David continues, training Solomon for the throne

1 My Son, if others hide it, you must keep the utterances of the commandments:

2 preserve the commands to live - for the law (Torah) is like apple/ball of the eye.

3 connect them to your heart and write them upon the tablet with your finger:

4 as a sister will call out to kinswoman, so is wisdom to understanding. 

5 preserve yourself from strange woman and foreigners who distribute their utterances :

6 it is a loophole like windows to lean out to/watch your household 

7 My son, I have seen the simple/gullible young man who is destitute of understanding in his mind/heart; - 

8 - he crosses over the street to a side of a corner - pacing up the way from his house; - 

9 - even from twilight in the evening unto the night, when eye-ball is in the duskiness of the day-

10 even if he guard his heart, there will be an encounter with a wanton woman positioned - - 

11 - - to clamor, so he can turn away - his feet from his household and dwell with her.

12 at one time, she is lurking outside in the streets, and at other time, at the side of the corner,

13 - fasten upon him with kissing, as she says with hardened face, - 

14 - it is a day of peace offering as a sacrifice of my vow to be at peace:

15 - so I get up early and go forth, only to find an encounter with your face,

16 - my couch/canopy is of a coverlet of twisted-yarn and the tapestry from Egypt, and multiplied effect--

17 - - in my bedchamber is waving to and fro of myrrh, cinnamon perfumes in my tents - - 

18 - uncle has walked away to satisfy his thirst till morning - to leap for joy with his love, 

19 even the man of the house has walked far away on the road;

20 and had taken in his hand, bag and silver/money, so he will be coming to the house in fullness of his days. 

21 With his abundant learnings; he will be thrust away/led astray by the allotment/shares spread out through her lips :

22 even upon the instructions, a fool will suddenly walk away with her thereafter, like an ox with ankle-fetter to a slaughter. 

23 - even souls should know, that a bird that hasten to a snare, its liver will be pierced with arrow. 

24 My son, listen and hearken to the utterances of my mouth:

25 should your heart deviate to her way, you will go astray from your track;

26 many have been pierced/wounded - and the powerful/with huge bone had fallen down and were slain:

27 from inner-chamber of their house, only for them to be on the way to a place of death and descend to sheol/hades.