The Bible and Holy Scriptures conteyned in the Olde and Newe Testament. Translated according to the Ebrue and Greke, and conferred with the best translations in diuers languges. VVith moste profitable annotations vpon all the hard places, and other things of great importance as may appeare in the epistle to the reader

CHAP. VII.

1 An exhortacion to wisdome and to the worde of GOD, 5 Whiche will preserue vs from the harlot, 6 Whose ma∣ners are described.

1 MY sonne, kepe my wordes, and hide my commandements with thee.

2 Kepe my commandements, & thou shalt liue, and mine instruction as thea 1.1 apple of thine eyes.

3 Binde them vpon thy fingers: (and) write them vpon the table of thine heart.

4 Saie vnto wisdome, Thou art my sister: and call vnderstanding (thy) kinswoman,

5 That they maie kepe thee from the strāge woman, (euen) frome the stranger that is smothe in her wordes:

6 ¶ b 1.2 As (I was) 〈◊〉〈◊〉 the win dowe of myne house, I loked through my windowe,

7 And I sawe among the fooles, (and) con∣sidered among the children a yong mā de∣stitute of vnderstandings,

8 Who passed through the strete by her cor∣ner, and went toward her house,

9 In the twilight in the euening, when the night began to bec 1.3 blacke and darke.

10 And be hold, there met him a woman with an harlots“ 1.4 behauiour, and“ 1.5 subtil in heart.

11 [Shed 1.6 is babling and lowde: whose fete cā not abide in her house.

12 Now (she is) without, now in the stretes, & lieth in waite at euerie corner.]

13 So she caught him and kissed him &” 1.7 with an impudent face said vnto him,

14 I hauee 1.8 peace offrings: thisf 1.9 daye haue I paied my vowes.

15 Therefore came I forth to mete thee, that I might sekethy face: & I haue foūde thee.

16 I haue deckt my bed with ornamēts,“ 1.10 car∣pets and laces of Egypt.

17 I haue perfumed my bed with myrrhe, aloes, and cynamom,

18 Come, let vs take our fil of loue vntil the mornig let vs take our pleasure in 〈◊〉〈◊〉

19 For (mine) housband is not at home: he is gone a iourney farre of.

20 〈◊〉〈◊〉 hathe taken” 1.11 with him a bagge of sil∣uer, (and) will come home at the daye ap∣pointed.

21 Thus with her great craft she caused him to yelde, and with her slattering lippes she entised him.

22 And he followed her straight waies, as ang 1.12 oxe that goeth to the slaughter, &h 1.13 as a foole to the stockes for correction,

23 Till a darte strike through his liuer, as a birde hasteth to the snare, not knowing that” 1.14 he is in danger.

24 ¶ Heare me now therefore, ō children, & hearken to the wordes of my mouth.

25 Let not thine heart decline to her wayes: wander thou not in her paths.

26 For she hathe caused manie to fall downe wounded, (and) thei 1.15 stronge men (are) all slayne by her.

27 Her house is the waie * vnto the graue, which goeth downe to the chābers of death* 1.16

Notes

• a 1.1

  By this diuer si∣tie of wordes he meaneth that no∣thing ought to be so dere vnto vs, as the word of God, not that we loke on any thing mo∣re, nor minde any thing so muche.
• b 1.2

  Salomon vseth this 〈◊〉〈◊〉 to de clare their 〈◊〉〈◊〉, that 〈◊〉〈◊〉 thē sel∣ues to be abused by 〈◊〉〈◊〉
• c 1.3

  He 〈◊〉〈◊〉 that there was almost none so 〈◊〉〈◊〉, but they were a∣fraid to be sene, & also their owne cō 〈◊〉〈◊〉 did accuse thē, 〈◊〉〈◊〉 caused them to seke the night to couer their filthines.
• “ 1.4

  Or, garment.
• “ 1.5

  Or, 〈◊〉〈◊〉.
• d 1.6

  He 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉 ons whiche are pecu∣liar to 〈◊〉〈◊〉.
• ” 1.7

  Ebr. she streng∣thened her face.
• e 1.8

  Because that in peace offrings a portion returned to them, that 〈◊〉〈◊〉 she sheweth him that she hath meate at home 〈◊〉〈◊〉 make good, there with: or els she wolde vse some cloke of holines, til she had gotten him in her 〈◊〉〈◊〉.
• f 1.9

  〈◊〉〈◊〉 declareth that harlottes out∣wardly will seme holie & religious, both because they may the better de∣ceiue others, and also thinking by obseruing of cere∣monies & offrings to make 〈◊〉〈◊〉 for their sinnes.
• “ 1.10

  Or, 〈◊〉〈◊〉 work
• ” 1.11

  Ebr. in his hand.
• g 1.12

  〈◊〉〈◊〉 thinking 〈◊〉〈◊〉 goeth to the 〈◊〉〈◊〉, goeth 〈◊〉〈◊〉 to his owne destruction.
• h 1.13

  〈◊〉〈◊〉 goeth 〈◊〉〈◊〉, not 〈◊〉〈◊〉 that he shalbe 〈◊〉〈◊〉.
• ” 1.14

  〈◊〉〈◊〉 it is for hys life.
• i 1.15

  Nether wit nor 〈◊〉〈◊〉 can 〈◊〉〈◊〉 them that fall into the hands of the harlot.
• * 1.16

  Chap. 2. 18.