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The Book of Proverbs, Chapter 7, Verse 8

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7
And beheld among the simple ones, I discerned among the youths, a young man void of understanding,
King James Version
Passing through the street near her corner; and he went the way to her house,
American Standard Version
Passing through the street near her corner; And he went the way to her house,
New English Translation
He was passing by the street near her corner, making his way along the road to her house
World English Bible
passing through the street near her corner, he went the way to her house,
9
In the twilight, in the evening, in the black and dark night:
10
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.
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Therefore came I forth to meet thee, diligently to seek thy face, and I have found thee.
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I have decked my bed with coverings of tapestry, with carved [works], with fine linen of Egypt.
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I have perfumed my bed with myrrh, aloes, and cinnamon.
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Come, let us take our fill of love until the morning: let us solace ourselves with loves.