4 Say to wisdom, ‘You are my sister,’and to insight, ‘You are my relative.’
5 They will keep you from the adulterous woman,from the wayward woman with her seductive words.
6 At the window of my houseI looked down through the lattice.
7 I saw among the simple,I noticed among the young men,a youth who had no sense.
8 He was going down the street near her corner,walking along in the direction of her house
9 at twilight, as the day was fading,as the dark of night set in.
10 Then out came a woman to meet him,dressed like a prostitute and with crafty intent.