He goeth after her straightway, as an ox goeth to the slaughter, or as a fool to the correction of the stocks;
He follows her immediately, like an ox walking to be slaughtered, or like a fool walking toward punishment in the stocks.
This verse is warning that the young man is blindly walking into destruction, completely unaware of the terrible consequences ahead.
📚 Historical Context
This verse comes from a longer passage where a father warns his son about the dangers of adultery by describing a scene he witnessed from his window. The 'stocks' were wooden restraints used to publicly punish criminals in ancient times, holding their feet and sometimes hands immobile. The comparison to an ox going to slaughter emphasizes how the young man is completely oblivious to his fate, just as animals don't understand what awaits them.
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