21 [a]With (A)her enticing speech she caused him to yield,
(B)With her flattering lips she [b]seduced him.
22 Immediately he went after her, as an ox goes to the slaughter,
Or [c]as a fool to the correction of the [d]stocks,
23 Till an arrow struck his liver.
(C)As a bird hastens to the snare,
He did not know it [e]would cost his life.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 7:21 By the greatness of her words
  2. Proverbs 7:21 compelled
  3. Proverbs 7:22 LXX, Syr., Tg. as a dog to bonds; Vg. as a lamb . . . to bonds
  4. Proverbs 7:22 shackles
  5. Proverbs 7:23 Lit. is for

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