16It will rescue youלְ֭הַצִּ֣ילְךָle.ha.Tzi.le.khaH5337from the forbiddenזָרָ֑הza.RahH2114womanמֵאִשָּׁ֣הme.'i.ShahH802,from the strangerמִ֝נָּכְרִיָּ֗הmi.na.khe.ri.YahH5237with seductiveהֶחֱלִֽיקָה׃he.che.Li.kahH2505wordsאֲמָרֶ֥יהָ'a.ma.Rei.haH561
17who abandonsהַ֭עֹזֶבֶתHa.'o.ze.vetH5800the partnerאַלּ֣וּף'a.LufH441of her youthנְעוּרֶ֑יהָne.'u.Rei.haH5271וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853and forgetsשָׁכֵֽחָה׃sha.Khe.chahH7911the covenantבְּרִ֖יתbe.RitH1285of her Godאֱלֹהֶ֣יהָ'e.lo.Hei.haH430.
18Forכִּ֤יkiH3588her houseבֵּיתָ֑הּbei.TahH1004sinks downשָׁ֣חָהSha.chahH7743toאֶל־'el-H413deathמָ֣וֶתMa.vetH4194,and her tracksמַעְגְּלֹתֶֽיהָ׃ma'.ge.lo.Tei.haH4570toוְאֶל־ve.'el-H413the departed spiritsרְ֝פָאִ֗יםre.fa.'ImH7496.
19Noneכָּל־kol-H3605who go to herבָּ֭אֶיהָ לֹ֣אBa.'ei.ha lo'H935H3808returnיְשׁוּב֑וּןye.shu.VunH7725orוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808negotiateיַ֝שִּׂ֗יגוּya.Si.guH5381the pathsאָרְח֥וֹת'a.re.ChotH734of lifeחַיִּֽים׃chai.YimH2416.
20Soלְמַ֗עַןle.Ma.'anH4616you will followתֵּ֭לֵךְTe.lekhH1980in the waysבְּדֶ֣רֶךְbe.De.rekhH1870of the goodטוֹבִ֑יםto.VimH2896,and keep toתִּשְׁמֹֽר׃tish.MorH8104the pathsוְאָרְח֖וֹתve.'a.re.ChotH734of the righteousצַדִּיקִ֣יםtza.di.KimH6662.
21Forכִּֽי־ki-H3588the uprightיְשָׁרִ֥יםye.sha.RimH3477will inhabitיִשְׁכְּנוּyish.ke.nu-H7931the landאָ֑רֶץ'A.retzH776,and the blamelessוּ֝תְמִימִ֗יםu.te.mi.MimH8549will remainיִוָּ֥תְרוּyi.Va.te.ruH3498in it;
22but the wickedוּ֭רְשָׁעִיםU.re.sha.'imH7563will be cut offיִכָּרֵ֑תוּyi.ka.Re.tuH3772fromמִמֶּֽנָּה׃ פmi.Me.nahH4480the landמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776,and the unfaithfulוּ֝בוֹגְדִ֗יםu.Vog.DimH898will be uprootedיִסְּח֥וּyi.se.ChuH5255.
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