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Proverbs 5:15-21

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.

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