^{13 Ref} And she laid hold on him, and kissed him, She hath hardened her face, and saith to him,

^{14 Ref} `Sacrifices of peace-offerings `are' by me, To-day I have completed my vows.

¹⁵ Therefore I have come forth to meet thee, To seek earnestly thy face, and I find thee.

^{16 Ref} `With' ornamental coverings I decked my couch, Carved works -- cotton of Egypt.

^{17 Ref} I sprinkled my bed -- myrrh, aloes, and cinnamon.

¹⁸ Come, we are filled `with' loves till the morning, We delight ourselves in loves.

^{19 Ref} For the man is not in his house, He hath gone on a long journey.

^{20 Ref} A bag of money he hath taken in his hand, At the day of the new moon he cometh to his house.'

^{21 Ref} She turneth him aside with the abundance of her speech, With the flattery of her lips she forceth him.

^{22 Ref} He is going after her straightway, As an ox unto the slaughter he cometh, And as a fetter unto the chastisement of a fool,

^{23 Ref} Till an arrow doth split his liver, As a bird hath hastened unto a snare, And hath not known that it `is' for its life.