KJV ¹ My son, keep my words, and lay up my commandments with thee.

WLC ¹ בְּ֭נִי שְׁמֹ֣ר אֲמָרָ֑י וּ֝מִצְוֺתַ֗י תִּצְפֹּ֥ן אִתָּֽךְ׃

KJV ² Keep my commandments, and live; and my law as the apple of thine eye.

WLC ² שְׁמֹ֣ר מִצְוֺתַ֣י וֶחְיֵ֑ה וְ֝תוֹרָתִ֗י כְּאִישׁ֥וֹן עֵינֶֽיךָ׃

KJV ³ Bind them upon thy fingers, write them upon the table of thine heart.

WLC ³ קָשְׁרֵ֥ם עַל־ אֶצְבְּעֹתֶ֑יךָ כָּ֝תְבֵ֗ם עַל־ ל֥וּחַ לִבֶּֽךָ׃

KJV ⁴ Say unto wisdom, Thou art my sister; and call understanding thy kinswoman:

WLC ⁴ אֱמֹ֣ר לַֽ֭חָכְמָה אֲחֹ֣תִי אָ֑תְּ וּ֝מֹדָ֗ע לַבִּינָ֥ה תִקְרָֽא׃

KJV ⁵ That they may keep thee from the strange woman, from the stranger which flattereth with her words.

WLC ⁵ לִ֭שְׁמָרְךָ מֵאִשָּׁ֣ה זָרָ֑ה מִ֝נָּכְרִיָּ֗ה אֲמָרֶ֥יהָ הֶחֱלִֽיקָה׃

KJV ⁶ For at the window of my house I looked through my casement,

WLC ⁶ כִּ֭י בְּחַלּ֣וֹן בֵּיתִ֑י בְּעַ֖ד אֶשְׁנַבִּ֣י נִשְׁקָֽפְתִּי׃

KJV ⁷ And beheld among the simple ones, I discerned among the youths, a young man void of understanding,

WLC ⁷ וָאֵ֤רֶא בַפְּתָאיִ֗ם אָ֘בִ֤ינָה בַבָּנִ֗ים נַ֣עַר חֲסַר־ לֵֽב׃

KJV ⁸ Passing through the street near her corner; and he went the way to her house,

WLC ⁸ עֹבֵ֣ר בַּ֭שּׁוּק אֵ֣צֶל פִּנָּ֑הּ וְדֶ֖רֶךְ בֵּיתָ֣הּ יִצְעָֽד׃

KJV ⁹ In the twilight, in the evening, in the black and dark night:

WLC ⁹ בְּנֶֽשֶׁף־ בְּעֶ֥רֶב י֑וֹם בְּאִישׁ֥וֹן לַ֝֗יְלָה וַאֲפֵלָֽה׃

KJV ¹⁰ And, behold, there met him a woman with the attire of an harlot, and subtil of heart.

WLC ¹⁰ וְהִנֵּ֣ה אִ֭שָּׁה לִקְרָאת֑וֹ שִׁ֥ית ז֝וֹנָ֗ה וּנְצֻ֥רַת לֵֽב׃

KJV ¹¹ (She is loud and stubborn; her feet abide not in her house:

WLC ¹¹ הֹמִיָּ֣ה הִ֣יא וְסֹרָ֑רֶת בְּ֝בֵיתָ֗הּ לֹא־ יִשְׁכְּנ֥וּ רַגְלֶֽיהָ׃

KJV ¹² Now is she without, now in the streets, and lieth in wait at every corner.)

WLC ¹² פַּ֤עַם ׀ בַּח֗וּץ פַּ֥עַם בָּרְחֹב֑וֹת וְאֵ֖צֶל כָּל־ פִּנָּ֣ה תֶאֱרֹֽב׃

KJV ¹³ So she caught him, and kissed him, and with an impudent face said unto him,

WLC ¹³ וְהֶחֱזִ֣יקָה בּ֭וֹ וְנָ֣שְׁקָה־ לּ֑וֹ הֵעֵ֥זָה פָ֝נֶ֗יהָ וַתֹּ֣אמַר לֽוֹ׃

KJV ¹⁴ I have peace offerings with me; this day have I payed my vows.

WLC ¹⁴ זִבְחֵ֣י שְׁלָמִ֣ים עָלָ֑י הַ֝יּ֗וֹם שִׁלַּ֥מְתִּי נְדָרָֽי׃

KJV ¹⁵ Therefore came I forth to meet thee, diligently to seek thy face, and I have found thee.

WLC ¹⁵ עַל־ כֵּ֭ן יָצָ֣אתִי לִקְרָאתֶ֑ךָ לְשַׁחֵ֥ר פָּ֝נֶ֗יךָ וָאֶמְצָאֶֽךָּ׃

KJV ¹⁶ I have decked my bed with coverings of tapestry, with carved works, with fine linen of Egypt.

WLC ¹⁶ מַ֭רְבַדִּים רָבַ֣דְתִּי עַרְשִׂ֑י חֲ֝טֻב֗וֹת אֵט֥וּן מִצְרָֽיִם׃

KJV ¹⁷ I have perfumed my bed with myrrh, aloes, and cinnamon.

WLC ¹⁷ נַ֥פְתִּי מִשְׁכָּבִ֑י מֹ֥ר אֲ֝הָלִ֗ים וְקִנָּמֽוֹן׃

KJV ¹⁸ Come, let us take our fill of love until the morning: let us solace ourselves with loves.

WLC ¹⁸ לְכָ֤ה נִרְוֶ֣ה דֹ֭דִים עַד־ הַבֹּ֑קֶר נִ֝תְעַלְּסָ֗ה בָּאֳהָבִֽים׃

KJV ¹⁹ For the goodman is not at home, he is gone a long journey:

WLC ¹⁹ כִּ֤י אֵ֣ין הָאִ֣ישׁ בְּבֵית֑וֹ הָ֝לַ֗ךְ בְּדֶ֣רֶךְ מֵרָחֽוֹק׃

KJV ²⁰ He hath taken a bag of money with him, and will come home at the day appointed.

WLC ²⁰ צְֽרוֹר־ הַ֭כֶּסֶף לָקַ֣ח בְּיָד֑וֹ לְי֥וֹם הַ֝כֵּ֗סֶא יָבֹ֥א בֵיתֽוֹ׃

KJV ²¹ With her much fair speech she caused him to yield, with the flattering of her lips she forced him.

WLC ²¹ הִ֭טַּתּוּ בְּרֹ֣ב לִקְחָ֑הּ בְּחֵ֥לֶק שְׂ֝פָתֶ֗יהָ תַּדִּיחֶֽנּוּ׃

KJV ²² He goeth after her straightway, as an ox goeth to the slaughter, or as a fool to the correction of the stocks;

WLC ²² ה֤וֹלֵ֥ךְ אַחֲרֶ֗יהָ פִּ֫תְאֹ֥ם כְּ֭שׁוֹר אֶל־ טָ֣בַח יָב֑וֹא וּ֝כְעֶ֗כֶס אֶל־ מוּסַ֥ר אֱוִֽיל׃

KJV ²³ Till a dart strike through his liver; as a bird hasteth to the snare, and knoweth not that it is for his life.

WLC ²³ עַ֤ד יְפַלַּ֪ח חֵ֡ץ כְּֽבֵד֗וֹ כְּמַהֵ֣ר צִפּ֣וֹר אֶל־ פָּ֑ח וְלֹֽא־ יָ֝דַ֗ע כִּֽי־ בְנַפְשׁ֥וֹ הֽוּא׃

KJV ²⁴ Hearken unto me now therefore, O ye children, and attend to the words of my mouth.

WLC ²⁴ וְעַתָּ֣ה בָ֭נִים שִׁמְעוּ־ לִ֑י וְ֝הַקְשִׁ֗יבוּ לְאִמְרֵי־ פִֽי׃

KJV ²⁵ Let not thine heart decline to her ways, go not astray in her paths.

WLC ²⁵ אַל־ יֵ֣שְׂטְ אֶל־ דְּרָכֶ֣יהָ לִבֶּ֑ךָ אַל־ תֵּ֝תַע בִּנְתִיבוֹתֶֽיהָ׃

KJV ²⁶ For she hath cast down many wounded: yea, many strong men have been slain by her.

WLC ²⁶ כִּֽי־ רַבִּ֣ים חֲלָלִ֣ים הִפִּ֑ילָה וַ֝עֲצֻמִ֗ים כָּל־ הֲרֻגֶֽיהָ׃

KJV ²⁷ Her house is the way to hell, going down to the chambers of death.

WLC ²⁷ דַּרְכֵ֣י שְׁא֣וֹל בֵּיתָ֑הּ יֹ֝רְד֗וֹת אֶל־ חַדְרֵי־ מָֽוֶת׃