উপদেশক 7:26

আমি আরো দেখেছিলাম য়ে কিছু নারী হল ভয়ঙ্কর এক ফাঁদের মতো, তাদের হৃদয় জালের মতো ও বাহু শিকলের মতো| এই রকম নারীর ফাঁদে পড়ার চেয়ে মৃত্যুও শ্রেয়| য়ে ঈশ্বরকে অনুসরণ করে সে এদের থেকে দূরে থাকবে| কিন্তু এক জন পাপী এদের হাতে ধরা পড়বে|

KJV

And I find more bitter than death the woman, whose heart is snares and nets, and her hands as bands: whoso pleaseth God shall escape from her; but the sinner shall be taken by her.

KJVP

And I H589 find H4672 more bitter H4751 than death H4480 H4194 H853 the woman, H802 whose H834 H1931 heart H3820 is snares H4685 and nets, H2764 and her hands H3027 as bands: H612 whoso pleaseth H2896 H6440 God H430 shall escape H4422 from H4480 her ; but the sinner H2398 shall be taken H3920 by her.

YLT

And I am finding more bitter than death, the woman whose heart is nets and snares, her hands are bands; the good before God escapeth from her, but the sinner is captured by her.

ASV

And I find more bitter than death the woman whose heart is snares and nets, and whose hands are bands: whoso pleaseth God shall escape from her; but the sinner shall be taken by her.

WEB

I find more bitter than death the woman whose heart is snares and traps, whose hands are chains. Whoever pleases God shall escape from her; but the sinner will be ensnared by her.

ESV

And I find something more bitter than death: the woman whose heart is snares and nets, and whose hands are fetters. He who pleases God escapes her, but the sinner is taken by her.

RV

And I find a thing more bitter than death, {cf15i even} the woman whose heart is snares and nets, {cf15i and} her hands {cf15i as} bands: whoso pleaseth God shall escape from her; but the sinner shall be taken by her.

RSV

And I found more bitter than death the woman whose heart is snares and nets, and whose hands are fetters; he who pleases God escapes her, but the sinner is taken by her.

NLT

I discovered that a seductive woman is a trap more bitter than death. Her passion is a snare, and her soft hands are chains. Those who are pleasing to God will escape her, but sinners will be caught in her snare.

NET

I discovered this: More bitter than death is the kind of woman who is like a hunter's snare; her heart is like a hunter's net and her hands are like prison chains. The man who pleases God escapes her, but the sinner is captured by her.

ERVEN

I also found that some women are dangerous like traps. Their hearts are like nets, and their arms are like chains. It is worse than death to be caught by these women. God's followers should run away from them. Let the sinners be caught by them.