He goeth after her straightway, as an ox goeth to the slaughter, or as a fool to the correction of the stocks;
KJV
Hebrew original
ה֤וֹלֵ֥ךְ אַחֲרֶ֗י/הָ פִּ֫תְאֹ֥ם כְּ֭/שׁוֹר אֶל טָ֣בַח יָב֑וֹא וּ֝/כְ/עֶ֗כֶס אֶל מוּסַ֥ר אֱוִֽיל
Louis Segond 1910
Il se mit tout à coup à la suivre, Comme le boeuf qui va à la boucherie, Comme un fou qu'on lie pour le châtier,
KJV
He goeth after her straightway, as an ox goeth to the slaughter, or as a fool to the correction of the stocks;
Suda
Suidae lexicon
700 κοῦφόν—κύμαϲιν ═ Et. M. 504, 1 cf. H ὦ κέπφε sq. sch. Ar. Pl. 912 1348 ═ P, Ba 275, 24 cf. H (in Prov. 7, 22) 1349 —ἐϲφήκωντο ═ sch. A in Λ 385 cf. H, An S. 98, 11; V 52. καλλωπιζόμενοϲ sq. ═ sch. D in Λ 385 1350 sch. Ar. Ran. 230 1351 ═ P, Ba 275, 26 cf. H, sch E 557, Et. M.…
Eucherius of Lyon
Book of Spiritual Intelligence Formulas
the ignorant, as Solomon rightly said: "Immediately he followed her, as an ox led to the slaughter" (Proverbs 7:22). The term ox also expresses the life of each worker, as noted by Moses: "Do not muzzle an ox while it is treading out the grain" (Deuteronomy 25:4); and by the Lord…
Thomas Aquinas
Summa Theologica
to folly. Therefore folly arises from anger rather than from lust. On the contrary, It is written ( Prov. 7:22 ): "Immediately he followeth her," i.e. the harlot . . . "not knowing that he is drawn like a fool to bonds." I answer that, As already stated (A[2]) , folly, in so far…
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