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

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