16 “I have spread my bed with coverings, Coloured linens of Mitsrayim.
17 “I have sprinkled my bed with myrrh, aloes, and cinnamon.
18 “Come, let us take our fill of love until morning; Let us delight ourselves with love.
19 “For my husband is not at home; He has gone on a long journey;
20 “He took a bag of silver with him; He comes home on the day of the new moon.”
21 With her many words she leads him astray, With her smooth lips she seduces him.
22 He goes after her immediately, Like an ox he goes to the slaughter, And as in chains, a fool to the punishment,