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# For why should you, my son, be captivated by an adulteress; why should you embrace the breasts of an immoral woman?
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The writer asks these rhetorical questions to emphasize that his son must not do these things. AT: "My son, do not be captivated by an adulteress! Do not embrace the breasts of an immoral woman!" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])
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# be captivated by an adulteress
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Intense excitement that arises from the desire for a woman is spoken of as if he were being held captive by that woman. This can be stated in active form. AT: "allow an adulteress to captivate you" or "allow an adulteress to fascinate you" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
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# why should you embrace the breasts of an immoral woman
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Here the word "breasts" represents the immoral woman and her sexual attractiveness. AT: "why should you embrace an immoral woman" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche]])
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# an immoral woman
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Possible meanings are 1) "a woman who is not your wife" or 2) "a woman who is another man's wife."
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