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Proverbs 2:16-22

16Todeliverלְ֭הַצִּ֣ילְךָle.ha.Tzi.le.khaH5337theefromthestrangeזָרָ֑הza.RahH2114womanמֵאִשָּׁ֣הme.'i.ShahH802, EvenfromtheforeignerH5237that flatterethwithherwordsאֲמָרֶ֥יהָ'a.ma.Rei.haH561;

17Thatforsakeththefriendofheryouthנְעוּרֶ֑יהָne.'u.Rei.haH5271,Andforgetteththecovenantבְּרִ֖יתbe.RitH1285ofherGodאֱלֹהֶ֣יהָ'e.lo.Hei.haH430:

18Forherhouseבֵּיתָ֑הּbei.TahH1004inclineth untodeathמָ֣וֶתMa.vetH4194,Andherpathsuntothedead;

19Nonethatgoבָּ֭אֶיהָBa.'ei.haH935untoherreturnיְשׁוּב֑וּןye.shu.VunH7725again,Neitherdotheyattainuntothepathsאָרְח֥וֹת'a.re.ChotH734oflifeחַיִּֽים׃chai.YimH2416:

20Thatthou mayestwalkinthewayבְּדֶ֣רֶךְbe.De.rekhH1870ofgoodטוֹבִ֑יםto.VimH2896men,Andkeepתִּשְׁמֹֽר׃tish.MorH8104thepathsוְאָרְח֖וֹתve.'a.re.ChotH734oftherighteousצַדִּיקִ֣יםtza.di.KimH6662.

21Fortheuprightיְשָׁרִ֥יםye.sha.RimH3477shalldwellיִשְׁכְּנוּyish.ke.nu-H7931inthelandאָ֑רֶץ'A.retzH776,AndtheperfectH8549shallremainיִוָּ֥תְרוּyi.Va.te.ruH3498init.

22Butthewickedוּ֭רְשָׁעִיםU.re.sha.'imH7563shallbecutיִכָּרֵ֑תוּyi.ka.Re.tuH3772offfromthelandמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776,Andthetreacherousוּ֝בוֹגְדִ֗יםu.Vog.DimH898shallberootedoutofit.

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