Suddenly he went ¹  after her like an ox that goes to the slaughter, like a stag prancing into a trapper’s snare ² 

biblegateway Pro 7:22

Suddenly he follows her As an ox goes to the slaughter, Or as one in fetters to the discipline of a fool,

He follows her impulsively like an ox going to the slaughter, like a deer bounding toward a trap

He immediately follows her like a steer on its way to be slaughtered, like a ram hobbling into captivity

biblegateway Pro 7:22

All at once he followed her like an ox going to the slaughter, like a deer stepping into a noose

All at once he follows her, as an ox goes to the slaughter, or as a stag is caught fast

bibleoremus Pro 7:22

Right away he follows her, and goes like an ox to the slaughter, or bounds like a stag toward the trap

He followed her, the simple fool, like an ox on its way to be slaughtered, like an antelope bounding into the noose,

biblegateway Pro 7:22

Immediately he went after her, as an ox goes to the slaughter, Or as a fool to the correction of the stocks,

He goeth after her straightway, as an ox goeth to the slaughter, or as a fool to the correction of the stocks;

biblegateway Pro 7:22

Suddenly he went ¹  after her like an ox that goes to the slaughter, like a stag prancing into a trapper’s snare ² 

¹ tn The participle with “suddenly” gives a more vivid picture, almost as if to say “there he goes.”

² tn The present translation follows R. B. Y. Scott (Proverbs, Ecclesiastes [AB], 64). This third colon of the verse would usually be rendered, “fetters to the chastening of a fool” (KJV, ASV, and NASB are all similar). But there is no support that עֶכֶס (’ekhes) means “fetters.” It appears in Isaiah 3:16 as “anklets.” The parallelism here suggests that some animal imagery is required. Thus the ancient versions have “as a dog to the bonds.”