Proverbs 7:22
▸ Hear this chapter, lit word by wordHe goeth after her straightway, as an ox goeth to the slaughter, or as a fool to the correction of the stocks;
— Proverbs 7:22, King James Version
In other translations
World English Bible (WEB)
He followed her immediately, As an ox goes to the slaughter, As a fool stepping into a noose.
American Standard Version (ASV)
He goeth after her straightway, As an ox goeth to the slaughter, Or asone infetters to the correction of the fool;
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
He is going after her straightway, As an ox unto the slaughter he cometh, And as a fetter unto the chastisement of a fool,