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The Book of Proverbs, Chapter 7, Verse 4

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Bind them upon thy fingers, write them upon the table of thine heart.
King James Version
Say unto wisdom, Thou [art] my sister; and call understanding [thy] kinswoman:
American Standard Version
Say unto wisdom, Thou art my sister; And call understanding [thy] kinswoman:
New English Translation
Say to wisdom,“You are my sister,” and call understanding a close relative,
World English Bible
Tell wisdom, "You are my sister." Call understanding your relative,
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That they may keep thee from the strange woman, from the stranger [which] flattereth with her words.
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For at the window of my house I looked through my casement,
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And beheld among the simple ones, I discerned among the youths, a young man void of understanding,
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Passing through the street near her corner; and he went the way to her house,
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In the twilight, in the evening, in the black and dark night:
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And, behold, there met him a woman [with] the attire of an harlot, and subtil of heart.
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(She [is] loud and stubborn; her feet abide not in her house:
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Now [is she] without, now in the streets, and lieth in wait at every corner.)
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So she caught him, and kissed him, [and] with an impudent face said unto him,
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[I have] peace offerings with me; this day have I payed my vows.