¹⁸ Surely her house leads down to death
    and her paths to the spirits of the dead.^(A)
19 None who go to her return
    or attain the paths of life.^(B)

²¹ With persuasive words she led him astray;
    she seduced him with her smooth talk.^(A)
22 All at once he followed her
    like an ox going to the slaughter,
like a deer^[a] stepping into a noose^[b](B)
23     till an arrow pierces^(C) his liver,
like a bird darting into a snare,
    little knowing it will cost him his life.^(D)

²⁷ Her house is a highway to the grave,
    leading down to the chambers of death.^(A)