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Say to wisdom, “You are my sister,”
And call understanding your intimate friend;
In order to keep you from the strange woman,
From the foreign woman who [a]flatters with her words.

For (A)at the window of my house
I looked out (B)through my lattice,

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  1. Proverbs 7:5 Lit is smooth

Say to wisdom, “You are my sister,”
    and to insight, “You are my relative.”
They will keep you from the adulterous woman,
    from the wayward woman with her seductive words.(A)

At the window of my house
    I looked down through the lattice.

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