¹² And pulling at his coat, she said, Come to my bed; but slipping out of his coat, he went running away.

²⁶ And I saw a thing more bitter than death, even the woman whose heart is full of tricks and nets, and whose hands are as bands. He with whom God is pleased will get free from her, but the sinner will be taken by her.

¹¹ My loved ones, I make this request with all my heart, that, as those for whom this world is a strange country, you will keep yourselves from the desires of the flesh which make war against the soul;

²² But keep yourself from those desires of the flesh which are strong when the body is young, and go after righteousness, faith, love, peace, with those whose prayers go up to the Lord from a clean heart.

¹³ So she took him by his hand, kissing him, and without a sign of shame she said to him:

¹⁴ I have a feast of peace-offerings, for today my oaths have been effected.

¹⁵ So I came out in the hope of meeting you, looking for you with care, and now I have you.

¹⁶ My bed is covered with cushions of needlework, with coloured cloths of the cotton thread of Egypt;

¹⁷ I have made my bed sweet with perfumes and spices.

¹⁸ Come, let us take our pleasure in love till the morning, having joy in love's delights.

¹⁹ For the master of the house is away on a long journey:

²⁰ He has taken a bag of money with him; he is coming back at the full moon.

²¹ With her fair words she overcame him, forcing him with her smooth lips.

²² The simple man goes after her, like an ox going to its death, like a roe pulled by a cord;

²³ Like a bird falling into a net; with no thought that his life is in danger, till an arrow goes into his side.

²⁴ So now, my sons, give ear to me; give attention to the sayings of my mouth;

²⁵ Let not your heart be turned to her ways, do not go wandering in her footsteps.

²⁶ For those wounded and made low by her are great in number; and all those who have come to their death through her are a great army.

²⁷ Her house is the way to the underworld, going down to the rooms of death.

⁵ Make yourself free, like the roe from the hand of the archer, and the bird from him who puts a net for her.

⁸ Go far away from her, do not come near the door of her house;

³³ Do not be tricked by false words: evil company does damage to good behaviour.

³⁰ How feeble is your heart, says the Lord, seeing that you do all these things, the work of a loose and overruling woman;

³¹ For you have made your arched room at the top of every street, and your high place in every open place; though you were not like a loose woman in getting together your payment.

¹⁵ My son, do not go with them; keep your feet from their ways:

¹⁰ And day after day she went on requesting Joseph to come to her and be her lover, but he would not give ear to her.

⁸ But he would not, and said to her, You see that my master keeps no account of what I do in his house, and has put all his property in my control;

⁵¹ And a certain young man went after him, with only a linen cloth about his body; and they put their hands on him;

⁵² But he got away unclothed, without the linen cloth.

²⁷ And when Samuel was turning round to go away, Saul took the skirt of his robe in his hand, and the cloth came away.