箴言7:6-27

7:6 我曾在我房屋的窗戶內，從我窗欞之間往外觀看：
7:7 見愚蒙人內，少年人中，分明有一個無知的少年人，
7:8 從街上經過，走近淫婦的巷口，直往通她家的路去，
7:9 在黃昏，或晚上，或半夜，或黑暗之中。
7:10 看哪，有一個婦人來迎接他，是妓女的打扮，有詭詐的心思。
7:11 這婦人喧嚷，不守約束，在家裡停不住腳，
7:12 有時在街市上，有時在寬闊處，或在各巷口蹲伏，
7:13 拉住那少年人，與他親嘴，臉無羞恥對他說：
7:14 平安祭在我這裡，今日才還了我所許的願。
7:15 因此，我出來迎接你，懇切求見你的面，恰巧遇見了你。
7:16 我已經用繡花毯子和埃及線織的花紋布鋪了我的床。
7:17 我又用沒藥、沉香、桂皮薰了我的榻。
7:18 你來，我們可以飽享愛情，直到早晨；我們可以彼此親愛歡樂。
7:19 因為我丈夫不在家，出門行遠路；
7:20 他手拿銀囊，必到月望才回家。
7:21 淫婦用許多巧言誘他隨從，用諂媚的嘴逼他同行。
7:22 少年人立刻跟隨她，好像牛往宰殺之地；又像愚昧人帶鎖鍊去受刑罰，
7:23 直等箭穿他的肝；如同雀鳥急入網羅，卻不知是自喪己命。
7:24 眾子啊，現在要聽從我，留心聽我口中的話。
7:25 你的心不可偏向淫婦的道，不要入她的迷途。
7:26 因為，被她傷害仆倒的不少；被她殺戮的而且甚多。
7:27 她的家是在陰間之路，下到死亡之宮。

⁶ At the window of my house
    I 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.
¹¹ (She is unruly and defiant,
    her feet never stay at home;
¹² now in the street, now in the squares,
    at every corner she lurks.)
¹³ She took hold of him and kissed him
    and with a brazen face she said:

¹⁴ “Today I fulfilled my vows,
    and I have food from my fellowship offering at home.
¹⁵ So I came out to meet you;
    I looked for you and have found you!
¹⁶ I have covered my bed
    with colored linens from Egypt.
¹⁷ I have perfumed my bed
    with myrrh, aloes and cinnamon.
¹⁸ Come, let’s drink deeply of love till morning;
    let’s enjoy ourselves with love!
¹⁹ My husband is not at home;
    he has gone on a long journey.
²⁰ He took his purse filled with money
    and will not be home till full moon.”

²¹ With persuasive words she led him astray;
    she seduced him with her smooth talk.
²² All at once he followed her
    like an ox going to the slaughter,
like a deer^[a] stepping into a noose^[b]
23     till an arrow pierces his liver,
like a bird darting into a snare,
    little knowing it will cost him his life.

²⁴ Now then, my sons, listen to me;
    pay attention to what I say.
²⁵ Do not let your heart turn to her ways
    or stray into her paths.
²⁶ Many are the victims she has brought down;
    her slain are a mighty throng.
²⁷ Her house is a highway to the grave,
    leading down to the chambers of death.

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    邪惡的女人為了控制男人，最常用的工具就是「性」。偏偏男人常常喜歡美色，看到漂亮的女人就被吸引過去。所以，女人常常利用美色來引誘男人，讓她們予取予求，占盡任何便宜。這是我們在每個時代、每個環境都可以看見的事實。怪不的有言說：「英雄難過美人關！」

    因此男子需要在這樣的事上被提醒、被告誡，才不會陷入這樣的迷惑，傷害自己的生命和家庭。因為在這樣的事上跌倒的人，通常是身敗名裂。而偏偏越是開放或進步的社會，這樣的事越是造成男子更大的傷害，甚至是天天在上演呢！

    然而在信仰上也有許多這樣的「淫婦」，在其中所傳講的不是尊主為大，而是讓人豐盛、尊貴、榮耀、有自信，從來不提到人是犯罪和敗壞的事實，更不傳講人須要認罪悔改，使人誤以為信耶穌就成為好人，就好像天使一般。

    所以，我們要不斷的提醒自己一生要榮耀上帝，以上帝為樂，尊主為大，高舉基督為王！