She called to the men outside. She said, “Look! This Hebrew slave was brought here to make fun of us. He came in and tried to attack me, but I screamed.
Proverbs 6:26 - Easy To Read Version A prostitute {\cf2\super [6]} might cost a loaf of bread. But the wife of another man can cost you your life! Tuilleadh leaganachaKing 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. |
She called to the men outside. She said, “Look! This Hebrew slave was brought here to make fun of us. He came in and tried to attack me, but I screamed.
After some time, the wife of Joseph’s master began to like Joseph. One day she said to him, “Sleep with me.”
A bad woman waits for you like a thief. And she causes many men to become sinners.
If a person loves wisdom, then his father is very happy. But if a person wastes his money on prostitutes, {\cf2\super [36]} then he will lose his wealth.
People who think they are better than other people can cause much trouble. They can put whole cities into confusion. But people who are wise make peace.
People you don’t know will take all your wealth. Other people will get the things you worked for.
If you do, then other people will get the honor you should have had. And some stranger will get all the things you worked years to get.
with a hunter ready to put an arrow through its heart. The boy was like a bird flying into a net. He didn’t know the danger he was in.
‘The Lord my Master says these things: Bad things will happen to you women. You sew cloth bracelets for people to wear on their arms. You make special scarves for people to wear on their heads. \{You say those things have magic powers\} to control people’s lives. You trap those people only to keep yourselves alive!
So now, the Lord my Master really will speak! He says, “You told lies. You saw visions that were not true. So now I (God) am against you!” The Lord my Master said these things.
But your other son has wasted all your money on prostitutes. {\cf2\super [260]} Then he comes home, and you kill the fat calf for him!’
Then all the people who are left in your family will come and bow down before this priest. They will beg for a little money or a piece of bread. They will say, “Please give me a job as priest so I can have some food to eat.”’”