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Proverbs 5

1Mysonבְּ֭נִיBe.niH1121, attend untomywisdomלְחָכְמָתִ֣יle.cha.khe.ma.TiH2451;Inclineהַט־hat-H5186thineearאָזְנֶֽךָ׃'a.ze.Ne.khaH241tomyunderstandingלִ֝תְבוּנָתִ֗יlit.vu.na.TiH8394:

2That thou mayestpreserveH5341discretionמְזִמּ֑וֹתme.zi.MotH4209,Andthat thylipsשְׂפָתֶ֥יךָse.fa.Tei.khaH8193maykeepH8104knowledgeוְ֝דַ֗עַתve.Da.'atH1847.

3Forthelipsשִׂפְתֵ֣יsif.TeiH8193ofastrangeזָרָ֑הza.RahH2114womanH2114drophoneyנֹ֣פֶתNo.fetH5317,Andhermouthחִכָּֽהּ׃chi.KahH2441issmootherthanoilמִשֶּׁ֣מֶןmi.She.menH8081:

4Butintheendוְֽ֭אַחֲרִיתָהּVe.'a.cha.ri.tahH319sheisbitterמָרָ֣הma.RahH4751aswormwoodכַֽלַּעֲנָ֑הkha.la.'a.NahH3939,Sharpחַ֝דָּ֗הcha.DahH2299asatwo-edgedswordכְּחֶ֣רֶבke.Che.revH2719.

5HerfeetH7272goH3381downtodeathמָ֑וֶתMa.vetH4194;Herstepsצְעָדֶ֥יהָtze.'a.Dei.haH6806takeH3381holdH8551onSheolשְׁ֝א֗וֹלShe.olH7585;

6Sothatshefindethnotthelevelתְּפַלֵּ֑סte.fa.LesH6424pathאֹ֣רַח'O.rachH734oflifeחַ֭יִּיםChai.yimH2416:HerwaysH734areunstable,andsheknowethitnot.

7NowH6258thereforeוְעַתָּ֣הve.'a.TahH6258,mysonsH1121, hearken untome,Anddepartתָּ֝ס֗וּרוּta.Su.ruH5493notfromthewordsH561ofmymouthפִֽי׃FiH6310.

8RemoveH7368thywayדַרְכֶּ֑ךָdar.Ke.khaH1870farהַרְחֵ֣קhar.ChekH7368fromher,AndcomenotnighthedoorH6607ofherhouseבֵּיתָֽהּ׃bei.TahH1004;

9Lestפֶּן־pen-H6435thougiveתִּתֵּ֣ןti.TenH5414thinehonoruntoothersלַאֲחֵרִ֣יםla.'a.che.RimH312,Andthyyearsוּ֝שְׁנֹתֶ֗יךָu.she.no.Tei.khaH8141untothecruelלְאַכְזָרִֽי׃le.'akh.za.RiH394;

10Lestפֶּֽן־pen-H6435strangersזָרִ֣יםza.RimH2114befilledwiththystrengthכֹּחֶ֑ךָko.Che.khaH3581,Andthy laborsbeinthehouseבְּבֵ֣יתbe.VeitH1004ofanalienH5237,

11Andthou mourn at thylatterH319endבְאַחֲרִיתֶ֑ךָve.'a.cha.ri.Te.khaH319,Whenthyfleshבְּ֝שָׂרְךָ֗be.sa.re.khaH1320andthybodyH1320areconsumed,

12Andsayוְֽאָמַרְתָּ֗ve.'a.mar.TaH559,Howאֵ֭יךְ'eikhH349haveIhatedשָׂנֵ֣אתִיsa.Ne.tiH8130instruction,Andmyheartלִבִּֽי׃li.BiH3820despisedreproof;

13NeitherhaveIobeyedthevoiceבְּק֣וֹלbe.KolH6963ofmyteachersוְ֝לִֽמְלַמְּדַ֗יve.lim.la.me.DaiH3925,NorinclinedH5186mineearאָזְנִֽי׃'a.ze.NiH241tothemthatinstructedH3384me!

14IwasH1961well-nighinallevilH7451InthemidstH8432oftheassemblyקָהָ֣לka.HalH6951andcongregationוְעֵדָֽה׃ve.'e.DahH5712.

15Drinkשְׁתֵה־she.teh-H8354watersמַ֥יִםMa.yimH4325outofthine owncisternמִבּוֹרֶ֑ךָmi.bo.Re.khaH953,AndrunningwatersH4325outofthine ownwellבְּאֵרֶֽךָ׃be.'e.Re.khaH875.

16Should thyspringsH4599bedispersedabroad,Andstreamsפַּלְגֵי־pal.gei-H6388ofwaterמָֽיִם׃Ma.yimH4325inthestreetsH2351?

17LetthembeH1961forthyselfaloneלְבַדֶּ֑ךָle.va.De.khaH905,Andnotforstrangersלְזָרִ֣יםle.za.RimH2114withthee.

18LetthyfountainH4726beיְהִֽי־ye.hi-H1961blessedH1288;Andrejoiceוּ֝שְׂמַ֗חu.se.MachH8055inthewifeמֵאֵ֥שֶׁתme.'E.shetH802ofthyyouthנְעוּרֶֽךָ׃ne.'u.Re.khaH5271.

19Asalovinghindandapleasantdoe,Letherbreastssatisfyיְרַוֻּ֣ךָye.ra.Vu.khaH7301theeatalltimesעֵ֑ת'EtH6256;Andbethou ravishedalwayswithherloveבְּ֝אַהֲבָתָ֗הּbe.'a.ha.va.TahH160.

20Forwhyוְלָ֤מָּהve.La.mahH4100shouldest thou,mysonבְנִ֣יve.NiH1121,beravishedwithastrangeבְזָרָ֑הve.za.RahH2114womanנָכְרִיָּֽה׃na.khe.ri.YahH5237,Andembraceוּ֝תְחַבֵּ֗קu.te.cha.BekH2263thebosomחֵ֣קchekH2436ofaforeignerH5237?

21Forthewaysדַּרְכֵי־dar.khei-H1870ofmanH376arebeforetheeyesעֵינֵ֣י'ei.NeiH5869ofJehovah;Andhemakethlevelמְפַלֵּֽס׃me.fa.LesH6424allhispaths.

22Hisowniniquitiesעַֽווֹנוֹתָ֗יוa.vo.no.TavH5771shalltakeH3920thewickedהָרָשָׁ֑עha.ra.Sha'H7563,Andheshallbeholdenwiththecordsוּבְחַבְלֵ֥יu.ve.chav.LeiH2256ofhissinחַ֝טָּאת֗וֹcha.ta.ToH2403.

23Heshalldieיָ֭מוּתYa.mutH4191forlackofinstruction;Andinthegreatnessוּבְרֹ֖בu.ve.RoH7230ofhisfollyH200heshallgoיִשְׁגֶּֽה׃ פyish.GehH7686astrayH7686.

Commentaries on Proverbs 5

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