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Proverbs 6:20-35

20Mysonבְּ֭נִיBe.niH1121,observeH5341thy father'scommandmentמִצְוַ֣תmitz.VatH4687,andforsakenottheteachingofthymotherאִמֶּֽךָ׃'i.Me.khaH517;

21bindקָשְׁרֵ֣םka.she.RemH7194themcontinuallyתָמִ֑ידta.MidH8548uponthyheartלִבְּךָ֣li.be.KhaH3820,tieH7194themaboutthyneckגַּרְגְּרֹתֶֽךָ׃gar.ge.ro.Te.khaH1621:

22whenthou walkest,itshallleadH5148thee;whenthou sleepest,itshallkeepH8104thee;and[when] thou awakest,itshalltalkwiththee.

23Forthecommandmentמִ֭צְוָהMitz.vahH4687isalampנֵ֣רnerH5216,andtheteachingalightא֑וֹר'orH216,andreproofsofinstructionarethewayוְדֶ֥רֶךְve.De.rekhH1870oflifeחַ֝יִּ֗יםchai.YimH2416:

24tokeepלִ֭שְׁמָרְךָLish.ma.re.khaH8104theefromtheevilרָ֑עRa'H7451womanמֵאֵ֣שֶׁתme.'E.shetH802,fromtheflatteryofthetongueלָשׁ֥וֹןla.ShonH3956ofastrangewomanH802.

25Lustnotafterherbeautyיָ֭פְיָהּYa.fe.yahH3308inthyheartבִּלְבָבֶ֑ךָbil.va.Ve.khaH3824,neitherlethertakeH3947theewithhereyelidsבְּעַפְעַפֶּֽיהָ׃be.'af.'a.Pei.haH6079;

26forbymeansofawhorishwomanאִשָּׁ֥ה'i.ShahH802[amanאִ֑ישׁ'IshH376isbrought]toaloafכִּכַּ֫רki.KarH3603ofbreadלָ֥חֶםLa.chemH3899,andanother'swifeוְאֵ֥שֶׁתve.'E.shetH802dothhuntH6679forthepreciousיְקָרָ֣הye.ka.RahH3368soulH5315.

27Canamanאִ֓ישׁ'ishH376takefireאֵ֬שׁ'eshH784inhisbosomבְּחֵיק֑וֹbe.chei.KoH2436,andhisgarmentsוּ֝בְגָדָ֗יוu.ve.ga.DavH899notbeburnedתִשָּׂרַֽפְנָה׃ti.sa.Raf.nahH8313?

28CanoneH376goH1980uponhotcoalsהַגֶּחָלִ֑יםha.ge.cha.LimH1513,andhisfeetH7272notbescorched?

29Sohethatgoethintohisneighbour'swifeאֵ֣שֶׁת'E.shetH802: whosoever touchethhershallnotbeinnocent.

30Theydonotdespiseיָב֣וּזוּya.Vu.zuH936athiefלַ֭גַּנָּבla.ga.noH1590,ifhestealיִגְנ֑וֹבyig.NovH1589tosatisfyhissoulH5315whenheishungryיִרְעָֽב׃yir.'AvH7456:

31andifhebefoundH4672,heshallrestoresevenfoldשִׁבְעָתָ֑יִםshiv.'a.Ta.yimH7659;heshallgiveיִתֵּֽן׃yi.TenH5414allthesubstanceofhishouseבֵּית֣וֹbei.ToH1004.

32Whoso committethadulteryנֹאֵ֣ףno.'EfH5003withawomanאִשָּׁ֣ה'i.ShahH802isvoidofunderstanding:hethatdoethitdestroyethhisownנַ֝פְשׁ֗וֹnaf.ShoH5315soulH5315.

33Awoundandcontemptshallheget;andhisreproachוְ֝חֶרְפָּת֗וֹve.cher.pa.ToH2781shallnotbewiped away.

34Forjealousyקִנְאָ֥הkin.'AhH7068istherageחֲמַת־cha.mat-H2534ofamanגָּ֑בֶרGa.verH1397,andhewillnotspareH2550inthedayבְּי֣וֹםbe.YomH3117ofvengeanceנָקָֽם׃na.KamH5359;

35hewillnotregardanyransomכֹּ֑פֶרKo.ferH3724,neitherwillherest contentthoughthou multipliest [thy]giftsH7810.

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