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Proverbs 7:7-23

7AndIbeheld amongthesimpleones,IdiscernedH995amongtheyouthsנַ֣עַרNa.'arH5288,AyoungH5288manH5288voidofunderstandingH995,

8PassingH5674throughthestreetnearhercornerפִּנָּ֑הּpi.NahH6438;AndhewentthewayH1870toherhouseבֵּיתָ֣הּbei.TahH1004,

9Inthetwilight,intheeveningבְּעֶ֥רֶבbe.'E.revH6153ofthedayי֑וֹםYomH3117,Inthemiddleofthenightלַ֝֗יְלָהLay.lahH3915andinthedarknessוַאֲפֵלָֽה׃va.'a.fe.LahH653.

10And,behold,theremethimawomanאִ֭שָּׁה'I.shahH802Withtheattireofaharlot,andwilyofheartלֵֽב׃LevH3820.

11(Sheisclamorousandwilful;HerfeetH7272abidenotinherhouseבְּ֝בֵיתָ֗הּbe.vei.TahH1004:

12Nowsheisinthestreetsבַּח֗וּץba.ChutzH2351,nowinthebroadplaces,Andliethinwaitתֶאֱרֹֽב׃te.'e.RoH693ateverycornerפִּנָּ֣הpi.NahH6438.)

13Soshecaughthim,andkissedH5401him,Andwithanimpudentfaceפָ֝נֶ֗יהָfa.Nei.haH6440shesaidH559untohim:

14Sacrificesזִבְחֵ֣יziv.CheiH2077ofpeace-offeringsarewithme;Thisdayהַ֝יּ֗וֹםhai.YomH3117haveIpaidmyvowsנְדָרָֽי׃ne.da.RaiH5088.

15ThereforeH3651cameיָצָ֣אתִיya.Tza.tiH3318IforthH3318tomeetthee,Diligentlytoseekלְשַׁחֵ֥רle.sha.CherH7836thyfaceפָּ֝נֶ֗יךָpa.Nei.khaH6440,andIhavefoundH4672thee.

16Ihavespreadmycouchעַרְשִׂ֑י'ar.SiH6210withcarpetsoftapestry,Withstriped clothsofthe yarnofEgyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

17I have perfumedmybedמִשְׁכָּבִ֑יmish.ka.ViH4904Withmyrrhמֹ֥רmorH4753,aloes,andcinnamonוְקִנָּמֽוֹן׃ve.ki.na.MonH7076.

18Come, let us takeourfillנִרְוֶ֣הnir.VehH7301ofloveuntilthemorningהַבֹּ֑קֶרha.Bo.kerH1242; Let us solace ourselveswithloves.

19ForthemanH376isnotathome;HeisgoneH1980alongjourneyבְּדֶ֣רֶךְbe.De.rekhH1870:

20HehathtakenH3947abagצְֽרוֹר־tze.ror-H6872ofmoneyהַ֭כֶּסֶףHa.ke.sefH3701withhim;Hewillcomeיָבֹ֥אya.Vo'H935homeatthefullmoonהַ֝כֵּ֗סֶאha.Ke.se'H3677.

21Withhermuchfairspeechshecausethhimtoyield;Withtheflatteringofherlipsשְׂ֝פָתֶ֗יהָSe.fa.Tei.haH8193sheforcethhimalong.

22Hegoethafterherstraightway,Asanoxכְּ֭שׁוֹרKe.shorH7794goethtotheslaughterטָ֣בַחTa.vachH2874,OrasoneinfetterstothecorrectionH4148ofthefoolאֱוִֽיל׃'e.VilH191;

23Tillanarrowחֵ֡ץchetzH2671strikethroughhisliverכְּֽבֵד֗וֹke.ve.DoH3516;Asabirdצִפּ֣וֹרtzi.PorH6833hastethtothesnareH6341,Andknowethnotthatitisforhislifeבְנַפְשׁ֥וֹve.naf.ShoH5315.

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