Catholic Public Domain Version
"She lies in wait along the way like a robber. And the incautious one whom she sees, she will put to death. "
— Proverbs 23:28, Catholic Public Domain Version
“She also lieth in wait as for a prey, and increaseth the transgressors among men.”
“Yea, she lieth in wait as a robber, And increaseth the treacherous among men. ”
“Yes, she lies in wait like a robber, and increases the unfaithful among men.”
“Indeed, she lies in wait like a robber, and increases the unfaithful among men.”
“She lieth in wait in the way as a robber, and him whom she shall see unwary, she will kill.”
“Yes, she is waiting secretly like a beast for its food, and deceit by her is increased among men.”
“She also lieth in wait as for a prey, and increaseth the transgressors among men.”
Let your father and your mother be joyful, and may she who conceived you exult.
My son, offer me your heart, and let your eyes keep to my ways.
For a loose woman is a deep pit, and a foreign woman is a constricted well.
She lies in wait along the way like a robber. And the incautious one whom she sees, she will put to death.
Who has woe? Whose father has woe? Who has quarrels? Who falls into pits? Who has wounds without cause? Who has watery eyes?
Is it not those who linger over wine, and who strive to be drinking from their cups?
Do not gaze into the wine when it turns gold, when its color shines in the glass. It enters pleasantly,