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Proverbs 5:1-6

1My sonבְּ֭נִיBe.niH1121,pay attentionהַקְשִׁ֑יבָהhak.Shi.vahH7181to my wisdomלְחָכְמָתִ֣יle.cha.khe.ma.TiH2451;inclineהַט־hat-H5186your earאָזְנֶֽךָ׃'a.ze.Ne.khaH241to my insightלִ֝תְבוּנָתִ֗יlit.vu.na.TiH8394,

2that you may maintainלִשְׁמֹ֥רlish.MorH8104discretionמְזִמּ֑וֹתme.zi.MotH4209and your lipsשְׂפָתֶ֥יךָse.fa.Tei.khaH8193may preserveיִנְצֹֽרוּ׃yin.Tzo.ruH5341knowledgeוְ֝דַ֗עַתve.Da.'atH1847.

3Thoughכִּ֤יkiH3588the lipsשִׂפְתֵ֣יsif.TeiH8193of the forbidden womanזָרָ֑הza.RahH2114dripתִּ֭טֹּפְנָהTi.to.fe.nahH5197honeyנֹ֣פֶתNo.fetH5317and her speechחִכָּֽהּ׃chi.KahH2441issmootherוְחָלָ֖קve.cha.LakH2509than oilמִשֶּׁ֣מֶןmi.She.menH8081,

4in the endוְֽ֭אַחֲרִיתָהּVe.'a.cha.ri.tahH319she is bitterמָרָ֣הma.RahH4751as wormwoodכַֽלַּעֲנָ֑הkha.la.'a.NahH3939,sharpחַ֝דָּ֗הcha.DahH2299as a double-edgedפִּיּֽוֹת׃pi.YotH6310swordכְּחֶ֣רֶבke.Che.revH2719.

5Her feetרַ֭גְלֶיהָRag.lei.haH7272go downיֹרְד֣וֹתyo.re.DotH3381to deathמָ֑וֶתMa.vetH4194;her stepsצְעָדֶ֥יהָtze.'a.Dei.haH6806lead straight toיִתְמֹֽכוּ׃yit.Mo.khuH8551Sheolשְׁ֝א֗וֹלShe.olH7585.

6She does notפֶּן־pen-H6435considerתְּפַלֵּ֑סte.fa.LesH6424the pathאֹ֣רַח'O.rachH734of lifeחַ֭יִּיםChai.yimH2416;she does notלֹ֣אlo'H3808know thatתֵדָֽע׃ פte.Da'H3045her waysמַ֝עְגְּלֹתֶ֗יהָma'.ge.lo.Tei.haH4570are unstableנָע֥וּna.'UH5128.

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