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The Book of Proverbs, Chapter 7, Verse 18

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I have perfumed my bed with myrrh, aloes, and cinnamon.
King James Version
Come, let us take our fill of love until the morning: let us solace ourselves with loves.
American Standard Version
Come, let us take our fill of love until the morning; Let us solace ourselves with loves.
New English Translation
Come, let’s drink deeply of lovemaking until morning, let’s delight ourselves with love’s pleasures.
World English Bible
Come, let's take our fill of loving until the morning. Let's solace ourselves with loving.
19
For the goodman [is] not at home, he is gone a long journey:
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He hath taken a bag of money with him, [and] will come home at the day appointed.
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With her much fair speech she caused him to yield, with the flattering of her lips she forced him.
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He goeth after her straightway, as an ox goeth to the slaughter, or as a fool to the correction of the stocks;
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Till a dart strike through his liver; as a bird hasteth to the snare, and knoweth not that it [is] for his life.
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Hearken unto me now therefore, O ye children, and attend to the words of my mouth.
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Let not thine heart decline to her ways, go not astray in her paths.
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For she hath cast down many wounded: yea, many strong [men] have been slain by her.
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Her house [is] the way to hell, going down to the chambers of death.
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Doth not wisdom cry? and understanding put forth her voice?