21 Thus with her great craft she caused him to yield, and with her flattering lips she enticed him.

22 And he followed her straightway, as an [a]ox that goeth to the slaughter, and [b]as a fool to the stocks for correction,

23 Till a dart strike through his liver, as a bird hasteth to the snare, not knowing that [c]he is in danger.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 7:22 Which thinking he goeth to the pasture, goeth willingly to his own destruction.
  2. Proverbs 7:22 Which goeth cheerfully, not knowing that he shall be chastised.
  3. Proverbs 7:23 Hebrew, It is for his life.

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