Catholic Public Domain Version
"She enmeshed him with many words, and she drew him forward with the flattery of her lips. "
— Proverbs 7:21, Catholic Public Domain Version
“With her much fair speech she caused him to yield, with the flattering of her lips she forced him.”
“With her much fair speech she causeth him to yield; With the flattering of her lips she forceth him along. ”
“With persuasive words, she led him astray. With the flattering of her lips, she seduced him.”
“She turned him aside with her persuasions; with her smooth talk she was enticing him along.”
“She entangled him with many words, and drew him away with the flattery of her lips.”
“With her fair words she overcame him, forcing him with her smooth lips.”
“With her much fair speech she caused him to yield, with the flattering of her lips she forced him.”
Come, let us be inebriated in abundance, and let us delight in the embraces of desire, until the day begins to dawn.
For my husband is not in his house. He has gone away on a very long journey.
He took with him a bag of money. He will return to his house on the day of the full moon.”
She enmeshed him with many words, and she drew him forward with the flattery of her lips.
Immediately, he follows her, like an ox being led to the sacrifice, and like a lamb acting lasciviously, and not knowing that he is being drawn foolishly into chains,
until the arrow pierces his liver. It is just as if a bird were to hurry into the snare. And he does not know that his actions endanger his own soul.
Therefore, my son, hear me now, and attend to the words of my mouth.