16 (A)Whoever is [a]naive, let him turn in here,”
And to him who lacks [b]understanding she says,
17 “Stolen water is sweet;
And (B)bread eaten in secret is pleasant.”
18 But he does not know that the [c]dead are there,
That her guests are in the (C)depths of Sheol.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 9:16 Lit simple
  2. Proverbs 9:16 Lit heart
  3. Proverbs 9:18 Lit departed spirits