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Source language

Intermediate language
Vulgate (Latin)   
cum psaltrice ne adsiduus sis nec audias illam ne forte pereas in efficacia illius

King James Variants

Other translations
New Catholic Bible   
Do not dally with a singer, lest you be trapped by her wiles.
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition   
Do not dally with a singing girl, or you will be caught by her tricks.
Good News Translation®   
Don't keep company with female musicians; they will trick you.
Wycliffe Bible   
Be thou not customable with a danceress [or with a leaperess, or (a) tumbler], neither hire thou her; lest peradventure thou perish in the speedy work of her.
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition   
Do not associate with a woman singer, lest you be caught in her intrigues.
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition   
Do not dally with a female singer, or you may be caught in her activities.
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition   
Do not dally with a singing-girl, or you will be caught by her tricks.
Common English Bible © 2011   
Don’t hang around with a female musician, since you might get caught in her advances.
New American Bible (Revised Edition)   
Do not dally with a singer, lest you be captivated by her charms.
Revised Standard Version   
Do not associate with a woman singer, lest you be caught in her intrigues.
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised   
Do not dally with a singing-girl, or you will be caught by her tricks.