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. Read all of Proverbs 6Commentaries on Proverbs 6
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