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

⁵ The purposes of a person’s heart are deep waters,^(A)
    but one who has insight draws them out.