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Proverbs 5:3-8

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.

7So nowוְעַתָּ֣הve.'a.TahH6258,my sonsבָ֭נִיםVa.nimH1121,listenשִׁמְעוּ־shim.'u-H8085to me,and do notוְאַל־ve.'al-H408turn asideתָּ֝ס֗וּרוּta.Su.ruH5493from the wordsמֵאִמְרֵי־me.'im.rei-H561of my mouthפִֽי׃FiH6310.

8Keep your pathדַרְכֶּ֑ךָdar.Ke.khaH1870farהַרְחֵ֣קhar.ChekH7368from herמֵעָלֶ֣יהָme.'a.Lei.haH5921;do notוְאַל־ve.'al-H408go nearתִּ֝קְרַ֗ב אֶל־tik.Rav 'el-H7126 H413the doorפֶּ֥תַחPe.tachH6607of her houseבֵּיתָֽהּ׃bei.TahH1004,

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