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Say to wisdom,[a] “You are my sister,”
    and regard understanding as your friend,
so that they may keep you from another’s wife,
    from the adulteress with her seductive words.
While standing at the window of my house
    I looked out through my lattice,

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  1. Proverbs 7:4 Wisdom: i.e., the body of knowledge of life handed down by the sages.

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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