| | King James | David Martin | American std |
| 1 | My son, keep my words, and lay up my commandments with thee. | Mon fils, garde mes paroles, et mets en réserve par-devers toi mes commandements. | My son, keep my words, And lay up my commandments with thee. |
| 2 | Keep my commandments, and live; and my law as the apple of thine eye. | Garde mes commandements, et tu vivras, et garde mon enseignement comme la prunelle de tes yeux. | Keep my commandments and live; And my law as the apple of thine eye. |
| 3 | Bind them upon thy fingers, write them upon the table of thine heart. | Lie-les à tes doigts, écris-les sur la table de ton coeur. | Bind them upon thy fingers; Write them upon the tablet of thy heart. |
| 4 | Say unto wisdom, Thou art my sister; and call understanding thy kinswoman: | Dis à la sagesse: Tu es ma soeur; et appelle la prudence, ta parente. | Say unto wisdom, Thou art my sister; And call understanding [thy] kinswoman: |
| 5 | That they may keep thee from the strange woman, from the stranger which flattereth with her words. | Afin qu'elles te gardent de la femme étrangère, et de la foraine, qui se sert de paroles flatteuses. | That they may keep thee from the strange woman, From the foreigner that flattereth with her words. |
| 6 | For at the window of my house I looked through my casement, | Comme je regardais à la fenêtre de ma maison par mes treillis, | For at the window of my house I looked forth through my lattice; |
| 7 | And beheld among the simple ones, I discerned among the youths, a young man void of understanding, | Je vis entre les sots, et je considérai entre les jeunes gens un jeune homme dépourvu de sens, | And I beheld among the simple ones, I discerned among the youths, A young man void of understanding, |
| 8 | Passing through the street near her corner; and he went the way to her house, | Qui passait par une rue, près du coin d'une certaine femme, et qui tenait le chemin de sa maison; | Passing through the street near her corner; And he went the way to her house, |
| 9 | In the twilight, in the evening, in the black and dark night: | Sur le soir à la fin du jour, lorsque la nuit devenait noire et obscure. | In the twilight, in the evening of the day, In the middle of the night and in the darkness. |
| 10 | And, behold, there met him a woman with the attire of an harlot, and subtil of heart. | Et voici, une femme vint au-devant de lui, parée en femme de mauvaise vie, et pleine de ruse; | And, behold, there met him a woman With the attire of a harlot, and wily of heart. |
| 11 | (She is loud and stubborn; her feet abide not in her house: | Bruyante et débauchée, et dont les pieds ne demeurent point dans sa maison; | She is clamorous and wilful; Her feet abide not in her house: |
| 12 | Now is she without, now in the streets, and lieth in wait at every corner.) | Etant tantôt dehors, et tantôt dans les rues, et se tenant aux aguets à chaque coin de rue. | Now she is in the streets, now in the broad places, And lieth in wait at every corner. |
| 13 | So she caught him, and kissed him, and with an impudent face said unto him, | Elle le prit, et le baisa; et avec un visage effronté, lui dit: | So she caught him, and kissed him, [And] with an impudent face she said unto him: |
| 14 | I have peace offerings with me; this day have I payed my vows. | J'ai chez moi des sacrifices de prospérité; j'ai aujourd'hui payé mes voeux. | Sacrifices of peace-offerings are with me; This day have I paid my vows. |
| 15 | Therefore came I forth to meet thee, diligently to seek thy face, and I have found thee. | C'est pourquoi je suis sortie au-devant de toi, pour te chercher soigneusement, et je t'ai trouvé. | Therefore came I forth to meet thee, Diligently to seek thy face, and I have found thee. |
| 16 | I have decked my bed with coverings of tapestry, with carved works, with fine linen of Egypt. | J'ai garni mon lit d'un tour de réseau, entrecoupé de fil d'Egypte. | I have spread my couch with carpets of tapestry, With striped cloths of the yarn of Egypt. |
| 17 | I have perfumed my bed with myrrh, aloes, and cinnamon. | Je l'ai parfumé de myrrhe, d'aloès et de cinnamome. | I have perfumed my bed With myrrh, aloes, and cinnamon. |
| 18 | Come, let us take our fill of love until the morning: let us solace ourselves with loves. | Viens, enivrons-nous de plaisir jusqu'au matin, réjouissons-nous en amours. | Come, let us take our fill of love until the morning; Let us solace ourselves with loves. |
| 19 | For the goodman is not at home, he is gone a long journey: | Car mon mari n'est point en sa maison; il s'en est allé en voyage bien loin. | For the man is not at home; He is gone a long journey: |
| 20 | He hath taken a bag of money with him, and will come home at the day appointed. | Il a pris avec soi un sac d'argent; il retournera en sa maison au jour assigné. | He hath taken a bag of money with him; He will come home at the full moon. |
| 21 | With her much fair speech she caused him to yield, with the flattering of her lips she forced him. | Elle l'a fait détourner par beaucoup de douces paroles, et l'a attiré par la flatterie de ses lèvres. | With her much fair speech she causeth him to yield; With the flattering of her lips she forceth him along. |
| 22 | He goeth after her straightway, as an ox goeth to the slaughter, or as a fool to the correction of the stocks; | Il s'en est aussitôt allé après elle, comme le boeuf s'en va à la boucherie, et comme le fou, aux ceps pour être châtié; | He goeth after her straightway, As an ox goeth to the slaughter, Or as [one in] fetters to the correction of the fool; |
| 23 | Till a dart strike through his liver; as a bird hasteth to the snare, and knoweth not that it is for his life. | Jusqu'à ce que la flèche lui ait transpercé le foie; comme l'oiseau qui se hâte vers le filet, ne sachant point qu'on l'a tendu contre sa vie. | Till an arrow strike through his liver; As a bird hasteth to the snare, And knoweth not that it is for his life. |
| 24 | Hearken unto me now therefore, O ye children, and attend to the words of my mouth. | Maintenant donc, enfants, écoutez-moi, et soyez attentifs à mes discours. | Now therefore, [my] sons, hearken unto me, And attend to the words of my mouth. |
| 25 | Let not thine heart decline to her ways, go not astray in her paths. | Que ton coeur ne se détourne point vers les voies de cette femme, et qu'elle ne te fasse point égarer dans ses sentiers. | Let not thy heart decline to her ways; Go not astray in her paths. |
| 26 | For she hath cast down many wounded: yea, many strong men have been slain by her. | Car elle a fait tomber plusieurs blessés à mort, et tous ceux qu'elle a tués étaient forts. | For she hath cast down many wounded: Yea, all her slain are a mighty host. |
| 27 | Her house is the way to hell, going down to the chambers of death. | Sa maison sont les voies du sépulcre, qui descendent aux cabinets de la mort. | Her house is the way to Sheol, Going down to the chambers of death. |
