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Proverbs 9:14-18

14She sitsוְֽ֭יָשְׁבָהVe.ya.she.vahH3427at the doorלְפֶ֣תַחle.Fe.tachH6607of her houseבֵּיתָ֑הּbei.TahH1004,onעַל־'al-H5921a seatכִּ֝סֵּ֗אki.Se'H3678in the heightsמְרֹ֣מֵיme.Ro.meiH4791of the cityקָֽרֶת׃Ka.retH7176,

15calling outלִקְרֹ֥אlik.Ro'H7121to those who pass byלְעֹֽבְרֵי־ דָ֑רֶךְle.'oe.rei- Da.rekhH5674 H1870,who makeהַֽ֝מְיַשְּׁרִ֗יםham.ya.she.RimH3474their paths straightאֹֽרְחוֹתָֽם׃'O.re.cho.TamH734.

16“Whoeverמִי־mi-H4310issimpleפֶ֭תִיFe.tiH6612,let him turn inיָסֻ֣רya.SurH5493hereהֵ֑נָּהHe.nahH2008!”she saysוְאָ֣מְרָהve.'A.me.rahH559to himwho lacksוַחֲסַר־va.cha.sar-H2638judgmentלֵ֝֗בLevH3820.

17“Stolenגְּנוּבִ֥יםge.nu.VimH1589waterמַֽיִם־ma.yim-H4325is sweetיִמְתָּ֑קוּyim.Ta.kuH4985,and breadוְלֶ֖חֶםve.Le.chemH3899eatenin secretסְתָרִ֣יםse.ta.RimH5643is tastyיִנְעָֽם׃yin.'AmH5276!”

18But they do notוְֽלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808knowיָ֭דַעYa.da'H3045thatכִּֽי־ki-H3588the deadרְפָאִ֣יםre.fa.'ImH7496are thereשָׁ֑םShamH8033,that her guestsקְרֻאֶֽיהָ׃ פke.ru.'Ei.haH7121arein the depthsבְּעִמְקֵ֖יbe.'im.KeiH6012of Sheolשְׁא֣וֹלshe.'olH7585.

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