to remove you far from the straight way, and to estrange you from a righteous purpose. [My] son, let not evil counsel overtake you,

For she has fixed her house near death, and guided her wheels near Hades with the giants.

For at one time she wanders outside, and at another time she lies in wait in the streets, at every corner.

And he followed her, being gently led on, as that of an ox led to the slaughter, and as a dog to bonds, or as a deer shot in the liver with an arrow:

Now then [my] son, listen to me, and attend to the words of my mouth.

for she has wounded and cast down many, and those whom she has slain are innumerable.

But he knows that mighty men die by her, and he falls in with a snare of hell. [ 9:18A] But hasten away, do not delay in the place, neither fix your eye upon her; [ 9:18B] for thus shall you go through strange water; [ 9:18C] but abstain from strange water, and do not drink from a strange fountain, [ 9:18D] that you may live long, and years of life may be added to you.

The mouth of a transgressor is a deep pit, and he that is hated of the Lord shall fall into it. [ 22:14A] Evil ways are before a man, and he does not like to turn away from them, but it is needful to turn aside from a perverse and bad way.

And it came to pass after this that he loved a woman in Sorek, and her name was Delilah.

And Delilah said to Sampson, Tell me, wherein lies your great strength, and with what may you be bound, that you may be humbled.

And the princes of the Philistines brought to her seven moist cords that had not been spoiled, and she bound him with them.

And Delilah said to Sampson, Behold, you have cheated me, and told me lies; now then, tell me what you shall be bound [with].

And Delilah took new ropes, and bound him with them, and the [men] lying in wait came out of the chamber, and she said, The Philistines are upon you, Sampson. And he broke them off his arms like a thread.

And it came to pass when he was asleep, that Delilah took the seven locks of his head, and wove them with the web, and fastened them with the pin into the wall. Then she said, The Philistines are upon you, Sampson. And he awoke out of his sleep, and carried away the pin of the web out of the wall.

And it came to pass as she pressed him sore with her words continually, and pestered him, that his spirit failed almost to death.

And Delilah saw that he told her all his heart, and she sent and called the princes of the Philistines, saying, Come up yet this once; for he has told me all his heart. And the chiefs of the Philistines went up to her, and brought the money in their hands.

And Delilah said, The Philistines are upon you, Sampson. And he awoke out of his sleep and said, I will go out as at former times, and shake myself; and he knew not that the Lord had departed from him.

And the hair of his head began to grow as before it was shaven.

And I find her [to be], and I will pronounce [to be] more bitter than death, the woman which is a snare, and her heart nets, [who has] a band in her hands. [He that is] good in the sight of God shall be delivered from her; but the sinner shall be caught by her.

Lift up your eyes [and look] straight ahead, and see where you have not been utterly defiled. You have sat for them by the wayside as a deserted crow, and have defiled the land with your fornications and your wickedness.

And Israel sojourned in Shittim, and the people profaned themselves by committing harlotry with the daughters of Moab.

The heart of My people has gladly engaged in fornication and wine and strong drink.

Nor let us commit fornication, just as some of them fornicated, and in one day twenty-three thousand fell;

Then one of the seven angels having the seven bowls came and spoke with me, saying, "Come, I will show you the judgment of the great harlot who sits on many waters,

with whom the kings of the earth committed fornication, and those dwelling on the earth became drunk from the wine of her fornication."