For their feet run to evil, they hasten
to shed blood.
men of perverted speech, 13 who
forsake the paths of uprightness to walk in the ways of darkness, 14 who
rejoice in doing evil and delight in the perverseness of evil; 15 men
whose paths are crooked, and who are devious in their ways.
they cannot sleep unless they have done
wrong; they are robbed of sleep unless they have made some one stumble. 17 For
they eat the bread of wickedness and drink
the wine of violence.
And lo, a woman meets him, dressed as a
harlot, wily of heart. 11
She is loud and wayward, her feet do not
stay at home; 12 now in the street, now in the market,
and at every corner she lies in wait. 13 She seizes
him and kisses him, and with impudent face she says to him: 14 “I
had to offer sacrifices, and today I
have paid my vows; 15 so now I
have come out to meet you, to seek you
eagerly, and I have found you.16 I have
decked my couch with coverings, colored spreads of
Egyptian linen;17 I have perfumed my bed with myrrh, aloes,
and cinnamon.18 Come, let us take our fill of love till
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 money with him; at full moon
he will come home.”21 With much
seductive speech she persuades him; with her
smooth talk she compels him.
“Whoever is simple, let him turn in
here!” And to him who is without sense she says, 17 “Stolen
water is sweet, and bread eaten in secret is pleasant.”
It is like sport to a fool to do wrong
Their works are works of iniquity, and
deeds of violence are in their hands.7 Their feet run to evil, and
they make haste to shed innocent blood; their
thoughts are thoughts of iniquity, desolation
and destruction are in their highways.8 The way of
peace they know not, and there is
no justice in their paths; they have
made their roads crooked, no one who
goes in them knows peace.
They are senseless, faithless,
heartless, ruthless. 32 Although
they know the just decree of God that all who practice such things deserve
death, they not only do them but give approval to those who practice them.
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