And I discoveredmorebitterthandeaththe womanwhoseheartis snaresand nets,whose handsare chains.Onewhois pleasingto Godwill escapefrom her, but the sinnerwill be capturedby her.
The mouthof an adulteressis a deeppit;He who is cursedof the LORDwill fallinto it.
For to a personwhois goodin His sightHe has givenwisdomand knowledgeand joy,while to the sinnerHe has giventhe taskof gatheringand collectingso that he may giveto onewhois goodin God'ssight.Thistoois vanityand strivingafter wind.
To deliveryou from the strangewoman,From the adulteresswho flatterswith her words;
But he does not knowthat the deadare there,[That] her guestsare in the depthsof Sheol.
Pharaoh'sservantssaidto him, "Howlongwill thisman be a snareto us? Letthe mengo,that they may servethe LORDtheir God.Do you not realizethat Egyptis destroyed?"
For the commandmentis a lampand the teachingis light;And reproofsfor disciplineare the wayof life
To keepyou from the evilwoman,From the smoothtongueof the adulteress.
"Behold,I have discoveredthis,"saysthe Preacher,"[adding] onethingto anotherto findan explanation,
So they made their fatherdrinkwinethat nightalso,and the youngeraroseand laywith him; and he did not knowwhen she laydownor when she arose.
"Thereis noone greaterin thishousethanI, and he has withheldnothingfrom me exceptyou, becauseyou are his wife.Howthen could I dothisgreateviland sinagainst God?"
