that she called to the men of her house and spoke to them, saying, “See, he has brought in to us a Hebrew to mock us. He came in to me to lie with me, and I cried out with a loud voice.
Proverbs 6:26 - The Scriptures 2009 For because of a whore One is brought to a crust of bread. And an adulteress hunts a precious life. Dugang nga mga bersyonKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 For by means of a whorish woman a man is brought to a piece of bread: And the adulteress will hunt for the precious life. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition For on account of a harlot a man is brought to a piece of bread, and the adulteress stalks and snares [as with a hook] the precious life [of a man]. American Standard Version (1901) For on account of a harlot a man is brought to a piece of bread; And the adulteress hunteth for the precious life. Common English Bible for a prostitute costs a loaf of bread, but a married woman hunts for a man’s very life. Catholic Public Domain Version For the price of a prostitute is only one loaf. Yet the woman seizes the precious soul of a man. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version For the price of a harlot is scarce one loaf: but the woman catcheth the precious soul of a man. |
that she called to the men of her house and spoke to them, saying, “See, he has brought in to us a Hebrew to mock us. He came in to me to lie with me, and I cried out with a loud voice.
And after these events it came to be that his master’s wife lifted up her eyes to Yosĕph and said, “Lie with me.”
She too lies in wait as for a prey, And increases the treacherous among men.
He who loves wisdom gladdens his father, But a companion of whores destroys wealth.
Lest strangers be filled with your strength, And your labours go to the house of a foreigner.
Lest you give your splendour to others, And your years to one who is cruel;
Would a man take fire to his bosom, And his garments not be burned?
Till an arrow strikes through his liver; Like a bird rushing into a snare, And did not know it would take his life.
“And you shall say, ‘This is what the Master יהוה said, “Woe to the women sewing cushions for all joints of the hand, and to those making veils for the heads of people of every size, to hunt beings! You hunt the beings of My people, while you keep alive your own beings!
Therefore thus said the Master יהוה, “Because you have spoken falsehood and seen lies, therefore see, I am against you,” declares the Master יהוה.
But when this son of yours came, who has devoured your livelihood with whores, you slaughtered the fattened calf for him.’
And it shall be that everyone who is left in your house shall come and bow down to him for a piece of silver and a cake of bread, and say, “Please, put me in one of the priestly positions to eat a piece of bread.” ’ ”