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.
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