Berean Standard Bible

Proverbs 5:15-20

15Drinkשְׁתֵה־she.teh-H8354waterמַ֥יִםMa.yimH4325from your own cisternמִבּוֹרֶ֑ךָmi.bo.Re.khaH953,and running waterוְ֝נֹזְלִ֗יםve.no.ze.LimH5140fromמִתּ֥וֹךְmi.TokhH8432your own wellבְּאֵרֶֽךָ׃be.'e.Re.khaH875.

16Why should your springsמַעְיְנֹתֶ֣יךָma'.ye.no.Tei.khaH4599flowיָפ֣וּצוּya.Fu.tzuH6327in the streetsח֑וּצָהChu.tzahH2351,your streamsפַּלְגֵי־pal.gei-H6388of waterמָֽיִם׃Ma.yimH4325in the public squaresבָּ֝רְחֹב֗וֹתba.re.cho.VotH7339?

17Let them beיִֽהְיוּ־yih.yu-H1961yoursaloneלְבַדֶּ֑ךָle.va.De.khaH905,neverוְאֵ֖יןve.'EinH369to be sharedאִתָּֽךְ׃'i.TakhH854with strangersלְזָרִ֣יםle.za.RimH2114.

18May your fountainמְקוֹרְךָ֥me.kor.ChaH4726beיְהִֽי־ye.hi-H1961blessedבָר֑וּךְva.RukhH1288,and may you rejoiceוּ֝שְׂמַ֗חu.se.MachH8055in the wifeמֵאֵ֥שֶׁתme.'E.shetH802of your youthנְעוּרֶֽךָ׃ne.'u.Re.khaH5271:

19A lovingאֲהָבִ֗ים'a.ha.VimH158doeאַיֶּ֥לֶת'ai.Ye.letH355,a gracefulחֵ֥ןchenH2580fawnוְֽיַעֲלַ֫ת־ve.ya.'a.Lat-H3280—may her breastsדַּ֭דֶּיהָDa.dei.haH1717satisfy youיְרַוֻּ֣ךָye.ra.Vu.khaH7301alwaysבְכָל־ עֵ֑תve.khol- 'EtH3605 H6256;may you be captivatedתִּשְׁגֶּ֥הtish.GehH7686by her loveבְּ֝אַהֲבָתָ֗הּbe.'a.ha.va.TahH160foreverתָמִֽיד׃ta.MidH8548.

20Whyוְלָ֤מָּהve.La.mahH4100be captivatedתִשְׁגֶּ֣הtish.GehH7686,my sonבְנִ֣יve.NiH1121,by an adulteressבְזָרָ֑הve.za.RahH2114,or embraceוּ֝תְחַבֵּ֗קu.te.cha.BekH2263the bosomחֵ֣קchekH2436of a strangerנָכְרִיָּֽה׃na.khe.ri.YahH5237?

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