Catholic Public Domain Version
"now outside, now in the streets, now lying in ambush near the corners. "
— Proverbs 7:12, Catholic Public Domain Version
“Now is she without, now in the streets, and lieth in wait at every corner.)”
“Now she is in the streets, now in the broad places, And lieth in wait at every corner.) ”
“Now she is in the streets, now in the squares, and lurking at every corner.”
“at one time outside, at another in the wide plazas, and by every corner she lies in wait.)”
“Now abroad, now in the streets, now lying in wait near the corners.”
“Now she is in the street, now in the open spaces, waiting at every turning of the road.”
“Now is she without, now in the streets, and lieth in wait at every corner.)”
He steps into shadows, as day becomes evening, into the darkness and gloom of the night.
And behold, a woman meets him, dressed like a harlot, prepared to captivate souls: chattering and rambling,
unwilling to bear silence, unable to keep her feet at home,
now outside, now in the streets, now lying in ambush near the corners.
And overtaking the youth, she kisses him, and with a provocative face, she flatters him, saying:
“I vowed sacrifices for well-being. Today I have repaid my vows.
Because of this, I have gone out to meet you, desiring to see you, and I have found you.