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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.