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Proverbs 6:20-35

20Mysonבְּ֭נִיBe.niH1121,keepנְצֹ֣רne.TzorH5341thecommandmentמִצְוַ֣תmitz.VatH4687ofthyfatherאָבִ֑יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1,AndforsakenotthelawH8451ofthymotherאִמֶּֽךָ׃'i.Me.khaH517:

21Bindקָשְׁרֵ֣םka.she.RemH7194themcontinuallyתָמִ֑ידta.MidH8548uponthyheartלִבְּךָ֣li.be.KhaH3820;TieH7194themaboutthyneckגַּרְגְּרֹתֶֽךָ׃gar.ge.ro.Te.khaH1621.

22Whenthou walkest,itshallleadH5148thee;Whenthou sleepest,itshallwatchתִּשְׁמֹ֣רtish.MorH8104overthee;Andwhenthou awakest,itshalltalkwiththee.

23Forthecommandmentמִ֭צְוָהMitz.vahH4687isalampנֵ֣רnerH5216;andthelawH8451islightא֑וֹר'orH216;Andreproofsofinstructionarethewayוְדֶ֥רֶךְve.De.rekhH1870oflifeחַ֝יִּ֗יםchai.YimH2416:

24Tokeepלִ֭שְׁמָרְךָLish.ma.re.khaH8104theefromtheevilרָ֑עRa'H7451womanמֵאֵ֣שֶׁתme.'E.shetH802,Fromtheflatteryoftheforeigner’stongueלָשׁ֥וֹןla.ShonH3956.

25Lustnotafterherbeautyיָ֭פְיָהּYa.fe.yahH3308inthyheartבִּלְבָבֶ֑ךָbil.va.Ve.khaH3824;NeitherlethertakeH3947theewithhereyelidsבְּעַפְעַפֶּֽיהָ׃be.'af.'a.Pei.haH6079.

26Foronaccountofaharlotamanאִ֑ישׁ'IshH376isbroughttoapieceofbreadלָ֥חֶםLa.chemH3899;Andtheadulteress huntethforthepreciousיְקָרָ֣הye.ka.RahH3368lifeנֶ֖פֶשׁNe.feshH5315.

27Canamanאִ֓ישׁ'ishH376takefireאֵ֬שׁ'eshH784inhisbosomבְּחֵיק֑וֹbe.chei.KoH2436,AndhisclothesH899notbeburnedתִשָּׂרַֽפְנָה׃ti.sa.Raf.nahH8313?

28OrcanoneH376walkיְהַלֵּ֣ךְye.ha.LekhH1980uponhotcoalsהַגֶּחָלִ֑יםha.ge.cha.LimH1513,AndhisfeetH7272notbescorched?

29Sohethatgoethintohisneighbor’sרֵעֵ֑הוּre.'E.huH7453wifeאֵ֣שֶׁת'E.shetH802; Whosoever touchethhershallnotbeunpunishedיִ֝נָּקֶ֗הyi.na.KehH5352.

30Men donotdespiseיָב֣וּזוּya.Vu.zuH936athiefלַ֭גַּנָּבla.ga.noH1590,ifhestealיִגְנ֑וֹבyig.NovH1589Tosatisfyhimselfwhenheishungryיִרְעָֽב׃yir.'AvH7456:

31ButifhebefoundH4672,heshallrestoresevenfoldשִׁבְעָתָ֑יִםshiv.'a.Ta.yimH7659;Heshallgiveיִתֵּֽן׃yi.TenH5414allthesubstanceofhishouseבֵּית֣וֹbei.ToH1004.

32Hethatcommittethadulteryנֹאֵ֣ףno.'EfH5003withawomanאִשָּׁ֣ה'i.ShahH802isvoidofunderstanding:Hedoethitwhowoulddestroyמַֽשְׁחִ֥יתmash.ChitH7843hisownנַ֝פְשׁ֗וֹnaf.ShoH5315soulH5315.

33Woundsנֶֽגַע־ne.ga'-H5061anddishonorshallheget;Andhisreproachוְ֝חֶרְפָּת֗וֹve.cher.pa.ToH2781shallnotbewiped away.

34Forjealousyקִנְאָ֥הkin.'AhH7068istherageחֲמַת־cha.mat-H2534ofamanגָּ֑בֶרGa.verH1397;AndhewillnotspareH2550inthedayבְּי֣וֹםbe.YomH3117ofvengeanceנָקָֽם׃na.KamH5359.

35Hewillnotregardanyransomכֹּ֑פֶרKo.ferH3724;Neitherwillherest content,thoughthou givestmanyH7235giftsH7810.

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