Crossing the street near her corner,
he strolled down the road to her house
at twilight, in the evening,
in the dark of the night.(A)
10 A woman came to meet him
dressed like a prostitute,(B)
having a hidden agenda.[a]
11 She is loud and defiant;(C)
her feet do not stay at home.(D)
12 Now in the street, now in the squares,(E)
she lurks at every corner.(F)
13 She grabs him and kisses him;
she brazenly says[b] to him,

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Footnotes

  1. 7:10 Or prostitute with a guarded heart
  2. 7:13 Lit she makes her face strong and says

He was going down the street near her corner,
    walking along in the direction of her house
at twilight,(A) as the day was fading,
    as the dark of night set in.

10 Then out came a woman to meet him,
    dressed like a prostitute and with crafty intent.
11 (She is unruly(B) and defiant,
    her feet never stay at home;
12 now in the street, now in the squares,
    at every corner she lurks.)(C)
13 She took hold of him(D) and kissed him
    and with a brazen face she said:(E)

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