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-H3824H408for 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.NahH802H2181is povertyעַֽד־ כִּכַּ֫ר לָ֥חֶם'ad- ki.Kar La.chemH3603H3899H5704,and the adulteressוְאֵ֥שֶׁת אִ֑ישׁve.'E.shet 'IshH802H376preys uponתָצֽוּד׃ פta.TzudH6679your veryיְקָרָ֣הye.ka.RahH3368lifeנֶ֖פֶשׁNe.feshH5315.
27Can a manאִ֓ישׁ'ishH376embraceהֲיַחְתֶּ֤ה בְּחֵיק֑וֹha.yach.Teh be.chei.KoH2846H2436fireאֵ֬שׁ'eshH784and his clothesוּ֝בְגָדָ֗יוu.ve.ga.DavH899notלֹ֣אlo'H3808be burnedתִשָּׂרַֽפְנָה׃ti.sa.Raf.nahH8313?
29Soכֵּ֗ןKenH3651is he who sleeps withהַ֭בָּא אֶל־Ha.ba' 'el-H935H413another man’sרֵעֵ֑הוּre.'E.huH7453wifeאֵ֣שֶׁת'E.shetH802;no oneלֹ֥א כָּֽל־lo' kal-H3808H3605who touchesהַנֹּגֵ֥עַha.no.Ge.a'H5060herwill go unpunishedיִ֝נָּקֶ֗הyi.na.KehH5352.
31Yet if caughtוְ֭נִמְצָאVe.nim.tza'H4672,he must payיְשַׁלֵּ֣םye.sha.LemH7999sevenfoldשִׁבְעָתָ֑יִםshiv.'a.Ta.yimH7659אֶת־'et-H853;he must give upיִתֵּֽן׃yi.TenH5414allכָּל־kol-H3605the wealthה֖וֹןHonH1952of his houseבֵּית֣וֹbei.ToH1004.
32He who commits adulteryנֹאֵ֣ף אִשָּׁ֣הno.'Ef 'i.ShahH5003H802lacksחֲסַר־cha.sar-H2638judgmentלֵ֑בLevH3820;whoeverה֣וּאhu'H1931does soיַעֲשֶֽׂנָּה׃ya.'a.Se.nahH6213destroysמַֽשְׁחִ֥יתmash.ChitH7843himselfנַ֝פְשׁ֗וֹnaf.ShoH5315.
33Woundsנֶֽגַע־ne.ga'-H5061and dishonorוְקָל֥וֹןve.ka.LonH7036will befall himיִמְצָ֑אyim.Tza'H4672,and his reproachוְ֝חֶרְפָּת֗וֹve.cher.pa.ToH2781will neverלֹ֣אlo'H3808be wiped awayתִמָּחֶֽה׃ti.ma.ChehH4229.
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