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21 She leads him astray with great persuasion;
    with flattering lips she seduces him.
22 All of a sudden he follows her
    like an ox fit for slaughter
        or like a fool fit for a trap[a]
23 until an arrow pierces his liver.
    As a bird darts into a snare,
        he doesn’t realize his fatal decision.[b]

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 7:22 So MT; LXX reads a dog fit for chains
  2. Proverbs 7:23 Lit. realize it is his life