7:26a And I find more bitter than death the woman

And I discovered that certain kinds of women are more bitter than death.
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And I discovered that ⌊being with⌋ a certain kind of woman is more painful than dying.
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I found that some women are worse than death (New Century Version)

7:26b who is a snare, whose heart is a net, and whose hands are chains.

They want to trap you and hold you and will not let you go.
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Her heart will trap you like a snare, and hold you like a net. Her hands will keep you like a chain.
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If you allow her to put her arms around you, it will be as though she will be fastening you with chains. (Translation for Translators)

7:26c The man who pleases God escapes her,

Some people please God. They will escape from those women.
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Those who follow God can get away ⌊from her⌋ .

7:26d but the sinner is ensnared.

But those women will trap sinners.
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But she will catch whoever continues to sin.

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