21 She seduces him with her persistent pleading;
she lures with her flattering[a] talk.
22 He follows her impulsively
like an ox going to the slaughter,
like a deer bounding toward a trap[b]
23 until an arrow pierces its[c] liver,(A)
like a bird darting into a snare(B)
he doesn’t know it will cost him his life.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 7:21 Lit smooth
  2. Proverbs 7:22 Text emended; MT reads like a shackle to the discipline of a fool; Hb obscure
  3. Proverbs 7:23 Or his

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