Bible in Basic English
"So now, my sons, give ear to me; give attention to the sayings of my mouth;"
— Proverbs 7:24, Bible in Basic English
“ Now therefore, mysons, hearken unto me, And attend to the words of my mouth. ”
With her fair words she overcame him, forcing him with her smooth lips.
The simple man goes after her, like an ox going to its death, like a roe pulled by a cord;
Like a bird falling into a net; with no thought that his life is in danger, till an arrow goes into his side.
So now, my sons, give ear to me; give attention to the sayings of my mouth;
Let not your heart be turned to her ways, do not go wandering in her footsteps.
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.
Her house is the way to the underworld, going down to the rooms of death.