18   Come, let us take our fill of love until the morning: let us solace ourselves with loves.
yalak³²¹² ravah⁷³⁰¹ dowd¹⁷³⁰ boqer¹²⁴² `alac⁵⁹⁶⁵ 'ohab¹⁵⁹

19   For the goodman is not at home, he is gone a long journey:
'iysh³⁷⁶ bayith¹⁰⁰⁴ halak¹⁹⁸⁰ rachowq⁷³⁵⁰ derek¹⁸⁷⁰

20   He hath taken a bag of money with him, and will come home at the day appointed.
laqach³⁹⁴⁷ tsrowr⁶⁸⁷² keceph³⁷⁰¹ yad³⁰²⁷ bow'⁹³⁵ bayith¹⁰⁰⁴ yowm³¹¹⁷ kece'³⁶⁷⁷

21   With her much fair speech she caused him to yield, with the flattering of her lips she forced him.
rob⁷²³⁰ leqach³⁹⁴⁸ natah⁵¹⁸⁶ cheleq²⁵⁰⁶ saphah⁸¹⁹³ nadach⁵⁰⁸⁰

22   He goeth after her straightway, as an ox goeth to the slaughter, or as a fool to the correction of the stocks;
halak¹⁹⁸⁰ 'achar³¹⁰ pith'owm⁶⁵⁹⁷ showr⁷⁷⁹⁴ bow'⁹³⁵ tebach²⁸⁷⁴ 'eviyl¹⁹¹ muwcar⁴¹⁴⁸ `ekec⁵⁹¹⁴

23   Till a dart strike through his liver; as a bird hasteth to the snare, and knoweth not that it is for his life.
chets²⁶⁷¹ palach⁶³⁹⁸ kabed³⁵¹⁶ tsippowr⁶⁸³³ mahar⁴¹¹⁶ pach⁶³⁴¹ yada`³⁰⁴⁵ nephesh⁵³¹⁵

24   Hearken unto me now therefore, O ye children, and attend to the words of my mouth.
shama`⁸⁰⁸⁵ ben¹¹²¹ qashab⁷¹⁸¹ 'emer⁵⁶¹ peh⁶³¹⁰

25   Let not thine heart decline to her ways, go not astray in her paths.
leb³⁸²⁰ satah⁷⁸⁴⁷ derek¹⁸⁷⁰ ta`ah⁸⁵⁸² nathiyb⁵⁴¹⁰

26   For she hath cast down many wounded: yea, many strong men have been slain by her.
naphal⁵³⁰⁷ rab⁷²²⁷ chalal²⁴⁹¹ `atsuwm⁶⁰⁹⁹ harag²⁰²⁶