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Proverbs 6:24-29

24to keep youלִ֭שְׁמָרְךָLish.ma.re.khaH8104from the evilרָ֑עRa'H7451womanמֵאֵ֣שֶׁתme.'E.shetH802,from the smoothמֵֽ֝חֶלְקַ֗תme.chel.KatH2513tongueלָשׁ֥וֹןla.ShonH3956of the adulteressנָכְרִיָּֽה׃na.khe.ri.YahH5237.

25Do notאַל־'al-H408lustתַּחְמֹ֣דtach.ModH2530in your heartבִּלְבָבֶ֑ךָ וְאַל־bil.va.Ve.kha ve.'al-H3824 H408for her beautyיָ֭פְיָהּYa.fe.yahH3308or let her captivate youתִּ֝קָּֽחֲךָ֗ti.ka.cha.khaH3947with her eyesבְּעַפְעַפֶּֽיהָ׃be.'af.'a.Pei.haH6079.

26Forכִּ֤יkiH3588the levyבְעַד־ve.'ad-H1157of the prostituteאִשָּׁ֥ה זוֹנָ֗ה'i.Shah zo.NahH802 H2181is povertyעַֽד־ כִּכַּ֫ר לָ֥חֶם'ad- ki.Kar La.chemH3603 H3899 H5704,and the adulteressוְאֵ֥שֶׁת אִ֑ישׁve.'E.shet 'IshH802 H376preys uponתָצֽוּד׃ פta.TzudH6679your veryיְקָרָ֣הye.ka.RahH3368lifeנֶ֖פֶשׁNe.feshH5315.

27Can a manאִ֓ישׁ'ishH376embraceהֲיַחְתֶּ֤ה בְּחֵיק֑וֹha.yach.Teh be.chei.KoH2846 H2436fireאֵ֬שׁ'eshH784and his clothesוּ֝בְגָדָ֗יוu.ve.ga.DavH899notלֹ֣אlo'H3808be burnedתִשָּׂרַֽפְנָה׃ti.sa.Raf.nahH8313?

28Canאִם־'im-H518a manאִ֭ישׁ'ishH376walkיְהַלֵּ֣ךְye.ha.LekhH1980onעַל־'al-H5921hot coalsהַגֶּחָלִ֑יםha.ge.cha.LimH1513withoutלֹ֣אlo'H3808scorchingתִכָּוֶֽינָה׃ti.ka.Vei.nahH3554his feetוְ֝רַגְלָ֗יוve.rag.LavH7272?

29Soכֵּ֗ןKenH3651is he who sleeps withהַ֭בָּא אֶל־Ha.ba' 'el-H935 H413another man’sרֵעֵ֑הוּre.'E.huH7453wifeאֵ֣שֶׁת'E.shetH802;no oneלֹ֥א כָּֽל־lo' kal-H3808 H3605who touchesהַנֹּגֵ֥עַha.no.Ge.a'H5060herwill go unpunishedיִ֝נָּקֶ֗הyi.na.KehH5352.

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