2Keepשְׁמֹ֣רshe.MorH8104my commandmentsמִצְוֹתַ֣יmitz.vo.TaiH4687and liveוֶחְיֵ֑הvech.YehH2421;guard my teachingsוְ֝תוֹרָתִ֗יve.to.ra.TiH8451as the appleכְּאִישׁ֥וֹןke.'i.ShonH380of your eyeעֵינֶֽיךָ׃'ei.Nei.khaH5869.
3Tie themקָשְׁרֵ֥םka.she.RemH7194toעַל־'al-H5921your fingersאֶצְבְּעֹתֶ֑יךָ'etz.be.'o.Tei.khaH676;write themכָּ֝תְבֵ֗םka.te.VemH3789onעַל־'al-H5921the tabletל֥וּחַLu.achH3871of your heartלִבֶּֽךָ׃li.Be.khaH3820.
4Sayאֱמֹ֣ר'e.MorH559to wisdomלַֽ֭חָכְמָהLa.cha.khe.mahH2451, “Youאָ֑תְּ'AtH859are my sisterאֲחֹ֣תִי'a.Cho.tiH269,”and callתִקְרָֽא׃tik.Ra'H7121understandingלַבִּינָ֥הla.bi.NahH998your kinsmanוּ֝מֹדָ֗עu.mo.Da'H4129,
5that they may keep youלִ֭שְׁמָרְךָLish.ma.re.khaH8104from the adulteressמֵאִשָּׁ֣ה זָרָ֑הme.'i.Shah za.RahH2114H802,from the strangerמִ֝נָּכְרִיָּ֗הmi.na.khe.ri.YahH5237with seductiveהֶחֱלִֽיקָה׃he.che.Li.kahH2505wordsאֲמָרֶ֥יהָ'a.ma.Rei.haH561.
6Forכִּ֭יkiH3588at the windowבְּחַלּ֣וֹןbe.cha.LonH2474of my houseבֵּיתִ֑יbei.TiH1004I lookedנִשְׁקָֽפְתִּי׃nish.Ka.fe.tiH8259throughבְּעַ֖דbe.'AdH1157the latticeאֶשְׁנַבִּ֣י'esh.na.BiH822.
7I sawוָאֵ֤רֶאva.'E.re'H7200among the simpleבַפְּתָאיִ֗םva.pe.ta.YimH6612,I noticedאָ֘בִ֤ינָה'a.Vi.nahH995among the youthsבַבָּנִ֗יםva.ba.NimH1121,a young manנַ֣עַרNa.'arH5288lackingחֲסַר־cha.sar-H2638judgmentלֵֽב׃LevH3820,
8crossingעֹבֵ֣ר'o.VerH5674the streetבַּ֭שּׁוּקBa.shukH7784nearאֵ֣צֶל'E.tzelH681her cornerפִּנָּ֑הּpi.NahH6438,strollingיִצְעָֽד׃yitz.'AdH6805down the roadוְדֶ֖רֶךְve.De.rekhH1870to her houseבֵּיתָ֣הּbei.TahH1004,
9at twilightבְּנֶֽשֶׁף־be.ne.shef-H5399,as the day was fadingבְּעֶ֥רֶב י֑וֹםbe.'E.rev YomH6153H3117into the darkוַאֲפֵלָֽה׃va.'a.fe.LahH653of the nightבְּאִישׁ֥וֹן לַ֝֗יְלָהbe.'i.Shon Lay.lahH380H3915.
10Thenוְהִנֵּ֣הve.hi.NehH2009a womanאִ֭שָּׁה'I.shahH802came out to meet himלִקְרָאת֑וֹlik.ra.ToH7122, withthe attireשִׁ֥יתshitH7897of a harlotז֝וֹנָ֗הzo.NahH2181and cunningוּנְצֻ֥רַתu.ne.Tzu.ratH5341of heartלֵֽב׃LevH3820.
12Nowפַּ֤עַם׀Pa.'amH6471in the streetבַּח֗וּץba.ChutzH2351,nowפַּ֥עַםPa.'amH6471in the squaresבָּרְחֹב֑וֹתba.re.cho.VotH7339,she lurksתֶאֱרֹֽב׃te.'e.RoH693atוְאֵ֖צֶלve.'E.tzelH681everyכָּל־kol-H3605cornerפִּנָּ֣הpi.NahH6438.
14“I have made my peaceשְׁלָמִ֣ים עָלָ֑יshe.la.Mim 'a.LaiH8002H5921offeringsזִבְחֵ֣יziv.CheiH2077;todayהַ֝יּ֗וֹםhai.YomH3117I have paidשִׁלַּ֥מְתִּיshi.Lam.tiH7999my vowsנְדָרָֽי׃ne.da.RaiH5088.
15Soעַל־ כֵּ֭ן'al- kenH5921H3651I came outיָצָ֣אתִיya.Tza.tiH3318to meet youלִקְרָאתֶ֑ךָlik.ra.Te.chaH7122;I sought youלְשַׁחֵ֥ר פָּ֝נֶ֗יךָle.sha.Cher pa.Nei.khaH7836H6440,and I have found youוָאֶמְצָאֶֽךָּ׃va.'em.tza.'E.kaH4672.
16I have deckedרָבַ֣דְתִּיra.Vad.tiH7234my bedעַרְשִׂ֑י'ar.SiH6210with coveringsמַ֭רְבַדִּיםMar.va.dimH4765,with coloredחֲ֝טֻב֗וֹתcha.tu.VotH2405linenאֵט֥וּן'e.TunH330from Egyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.
17I have perfumedנַ֥פְתִּיNaf.tiH5130my bedמִשְׁכָּבִ֑יmish.ka.ViH4904with myrrhמֹ֥רmorH4753,with aloesאֲ֝הָלִ֗ים'a.ha.LimH174,and with cinnamonוְקִנָּמֽוֹן׃ve.ki.na.MonH7076.
18Comeלְכָ֤הle.KhahH1980,let us take our fillנִרְוֶ֣הnir.VehH7301of loveדֹ֭דִיםDo.dimH1730tillעַד־'ad-H5704morningהַבֹּ֑קֶרha.Bo.kerH1242.Let us delightנִ֝תְעַלְּסָ֗הnit.'a.le.SahH5965in loving caressesבָּאֳהָבִֽים׃bo.'o.ha.VimH159!
19Forכִּ֤יkiH3588my husbandהָאִ֣ישׁha.'IshH376is notאֵ֣ין'einH369at homeבְּבֵית֑וֹbe.vei.ToH1004;he has goneהָ֝לַ֗ךְha.LakhH1980on a longמֵרָחֽוֹק׃me.ra.ChokH7350journeyבְּדֶ֣רֶךְbe.De.rekhH1870.
20He tookלָקַ֣חla.KachH3947with himבְּיָד֑וֹbe.ya.DoH3027a bagצְֽרוֹר־tze.ror-H6872of moneyהַ֭כֶּסֶףHa.ke.sefH3701and will not returnיָבֹ֥א בֵיתֽוֹ׃ya.Vo' vei.ToH935H1004tillלְי֥וֹםle.YomH3117the moon is fullהַ֝כֵּ֗סֶאha.Ke.se'H3677.”
21With her greatבְּרֹ֣בbe.RoH7230persuasionלִקְחָ֑הּlik.ChahH3948she entices himהִ֭טַּתּוּHi.ta.tuH5186;with her flatteringבְּחֵ֥לֶקbe.Che.lekH2506lipsשְׂ֝פָתֶ֗יהָSe.fa.Tei.haH8193she lures himתַּדִּיחֶֽנּוּ׃ta.di.Che.nuH5080.
22He follows herה֤וֹלֵ֥ךְ אַחֲרֶ֗יהָho.Lekh 'a.cha.Rei.haH1980H310on impulseפִּ֫תְאֹ֥םpit.'OmH6597,like an oxכְּ֭שׁוֹרKe.shorH7794goingיָב֑וֹאya.Vo'H935toאֶל־'el-H413the slaughterטָ֣בַחTa.vachH2874,like a deerאֱוִֽיל׃'e.VilH191boundingוּ֝כְעֶ֗כֶסu.khe.'E.khesH5914intoאֶל־'el-H413a trapמוּסַ֥רmu.SarH4148,
23untilעַ֤ד'adH5704an arrowחֵ֡ץchetzH2671piercesיְפַלַּ֪חye.fa.LachH6398his liverכְּֽבֵד֗וֹke.ve.DoH3516,like a birdצִפּ֣וֹרtzi.PorH6833dartingכְּמַהֵ֣רke.ma.HerH4116intoאֶל־'el-H413a snareפָּ֑חPachH6341—notוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808knowingיָ֝דַ֗ע כִּֽי־ya.Da' ki-H3045H3588itהֽוּא׃ פHu'H1931will cost him his lifeבְנַפְשׁ֥וֹve.naf.ShoH5315.
24Nowוְעַתָּ֣הve.'a.TahH6258,my sonsבָ֭נִיםVa.nimH1121,listenשִׁמְעוּ־shim.'u-H8085to me,and attendוְ֝הַקְשִׁ֗יבוּve.hak.Shi.vuH7181to the wordsלְאִמְרֵי־le.'im.rei-H561of my mouthפִֽי׃FiH6310.
25Do notאַל־'al-H408let your heartלִבֶּ֑ךָli.Be.khaH3820turn asideיֵ֣שְׂטְYe.setH7847toאֶל־'el-H413her waysדְּרָכֶ֣יהָde.ra.Khei.haH1870;do notאַל־'al-H408strayתֵּ֝תַעTe.ta'H8582into her pathsבִּנְתִיבוֹתֶֽיהָ׃bin.ti.vo.Tei.haH5410.
26Forכִּֽי־ki-H3588she has brought manyרַבִּ֣יםra.BimH7227downהִפִּ֑ילָהhi.Pi.lahH5307to deathחֲלָלִ֣יםcha.la.LimH2491;her slainהֲרֻגֶֽיהָ׃ha.ru.Gei.haH2026are manyוַ֝עֲצֻמִ֗יםva.'a.tzu.MimH6099in numberכָּל־kol-H3605.
27Her houseבֵּיתָ֑הּbei.TahH1004is the roadדַּרְכֵ֣יdar.KheiH1870to Sheolשְׁא֣וֹלshe.'olH7585,descendingיֹ֝רְד֗וֹתyo.re.DotH3381toאֶל־'el-H413the chambersחַדְרֵי־chad.rei-H2315of deathמָֽוֶת׃ פMa.vetH4194.
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