20My sonבְּ֭נִיBe.niH1121,keepנְצֹ֣רne.TzorH5341thy father’sאָבִ֑יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1commandmentמִצְוַ֣תmitz.VatH4687,and forsakeתִּ֝טֹּ֗שׁti.ToshH5203not the lawתּוֹרַ֥תto.RatH8451of thy motherאִמֶּֽךָ׃'i.Me.khaH517:
21Bindקָשְׁרֵ֣םka.she.RemH7194them continuallyתָמִ֑ידta.MidH8548upon thine heartלִבְּךָ֣li.be.KhaH3820, andtieעָ֝נְדֵ֗ם'a.ne.DemH6029them about thy neckגַּרְגְּרֹתֶֽךָ׃gar.ge.ro.Te.khaH1621.
22When thou goestבְּהִתְהַלֶּכְךָ֨׀be.hit.hal.lekh.KhaH1980,it shall leadתַּנְחֶ֬הtan.ChehH5148thee; when thou sleepestבְּֽ֭שָׁכְבְּךָBe.sha.khe.be.khaH7901,it shall keepתִּשְׁמֹ֣רtish.MorH8104thee; and whenthou awakestוַ֝הֲקִיצ֗וֹתָva.ha.ki.Tzo.taH6974,it shall talkתְשִׂיחֶֽךָ׃te.si.Che.khaH7878with thee.
23For the commandmentמִ֭צְוָהMitz.vahH4687isa lampנֵ֣רnerH5216;and the lawוְת֣וֹרָהve.To.rahH8451islightא֑וֹר'orH216;and reproofsתּוֹכְח֥וֹתtokh.ChotH8433of instructionמוּסָֽר׃mu.SarH4148arethe wayוְדֶ֥רֶךְve.De.rekhH1870of lifeחַ֝יִּ֗יםchai.YimH2416:
24To keepלִ֭שְׁמָרְךָLish.ma.re.khaH8104thee from the evilרָ֑עRa'H7451womanמֵאֵ֣שֶׁתme.'E.shetH802,from the flatteryמֵֽ֝חֶלְקַ֗תme.chel.KatH2513of the tongueלָשׁ֥וֹןla.ShonH3956of a strange womanנָכְרִיָּֽה׃na.khe.ri.YahH5237.
25Lustתַּחְמֹ֣דtach.ModH2530not after her beautyיָ֭פְיָהּYa.fe.yahH3308in thine heartבִּלְבָבֶ֑ךָbil.va.Ve.khaH3824;neither let her takeתִּ֝קָּֽחֲךָ֗ti.ka.cha.khaH3947thee with her eyelidsבְּעַפְעַפֶּֽיהָ׃be.'af.'a.Pei.haH6079.
26For by means ofבְעַד־ve.'ad-H1157a whorishזוֹנָ֗הzo.NahH2181womanאִשָּׁ֥ה'i.ShahH802a man is broughtto a pieceכִּכַּ֫רki.KarH3603of breadלָ֥חֶםLa.chemH3899:and the adulteressוְאֵ֥שֶׁת אִ֑ישׁve.'E.shet 'IshH376H802will huntתָצֽוּד׃ פta.TzudH6679for the preciousיְקָרָ֣הye.ka.RahH3368lifeנֶ֖פֶשׁNe.feshH5315.
27Can a manאִ֓ישׁ'ishH376takeהֲיַחְתֶּ֤הha.yach.TehH2846fireאֵ֬שׁ'eshH784in his bosomבְּחֵיק֑וֹbe.chei.KoH2436,and his clothesוּ֝בְגָדָ֗יוu.ve.ga.DavH899not be burnedתִשָּׂרַֽפְנָה׃ti.sa.Raf.nahH8313?
28Can oneאִ֭ישׁ'ishH376goיְהַלֵּ֣ךְye.ha.LekhH1980upon hot coalsהַגֶּחָלִ֑יםha.ge.cha.LimH1513,and his feetוְ֝רַגְלָ֗יוve.rag.LavH7272not be burnedתִכָּוֶֽינָה׃ti.ka.Vei.nahH3554?
29So he that goeth inהַ֭בָּאHa.ba'H935to his neighbour’sרֵעֵ֑הוּre.'E.huH7453wifeאֵ֣שֶׁת'E.shetH802;whosoever touchethהַנֹּגֵ֥עַha.no.Ge.a'H5060her shall not be innocentיִ֝נָּקֶ֗הyi.na.KehH5352.
30Mendo not despiseיָב֣וּזוּya.Vu.zuH936a thiefלַ֭גַּנָּבla.ga.noH1590,if he stealיִגְנ֑וֹבyig.NovH1589to satisfyלְמַלֵּ֥אle.ma.Le'H4390his soulנַ֝פְשׁ֗וֹnaf.ShoH5315when he is hungryיִרְעָֽב׃yir.'AvH7456;
31But ifhe be foundוְ֭נִמְצָאVe.nim.tza'H4672,he shall restoreיְשַׁלֵּ֣םye.sha.LemH7999sevenfoldשִׁבְעָתָ֑יִםshiv.'a.Ta.yimH7659;he shall giveיִתֵּֽן׃yi.TenH5414all the substanceה֖וֹןHonH1952of his houseבֵּית֣וֹbei.ToH1004.
32Butwhoso committeth adulteryנֹאֵ֣ףno.'EfH5003with a womanאִשָּׁ֣ה'i.ShahH802lackethחֲסַר־cha.sar-H2638understandingלֵ֑בLevH3820: he thatdoethיַעֲשֶֽׂנָּה׃ya.'a.Se.nahH6213it destroyethמַֽשְׁחִ֥יתmash.ChitH7843his own soulנַ֝פְשׁ֗וֹnaf.ShoH5315.
33A woundנֶֽגַע־ne.ga'-H5061and dishonourוְקָל֥וֹןve.ka.LonH7036shall he getיִמְצָ֑אyim.Tza'H4672;and his reproachוְ֝חֶרְפָּת֗וֹve.cher.pa.ToH2781shall not be wiped awayתִמָּחֶֽה׃ti.ma.ChehH4229.
34For jealousyקִנְאָ֥הkin.'AhH7068isthe rageחֲמַת־cha.mat-H2534of a manגָּ֑בֶרGa.verH1397:therefore he will not spareיַ֝חְמ֗וֹלyach.MolH2550in the dayבְּי֣וֹםbe.YomH3117of vengeanceנָקָֽם׃na.KamH5359.
35He will not regardיִ֭שָּׂא פְּנֵ֣יYi.sa' pe.NeiH6440H5375any ransomכֹּ֑פֶרKo.ferH3724;neither will he rest contentיֹ֝אבֶ֗הyo.VehH14,though thou givest manyתַרְבֶּה־tar.beh-H7235giftsשֹֽׁחַד׃ פSho.chadH7810.
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