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Proverbs 2:16-22

16Torescueלְ֭הַצִּ֣ילְךָle.ha.Tzi.le.khaH5337you from the strangeזָרָ֑הza.RahH2114womanמֵאִשָּׁ֣הme.'i.ShahH802, From theforeignמִ֝נָּכְרִיָּ֗הmi.na.khe.ri.YahH5237womanH5237who flattersהֶחֱלִֽיקָה׃he.che.Li.kahH2505with her wordsאֲמָרֶ֥יהָ'a.ma.Rei.haH561,

17Who leavesהַ֭עֹזֶבֶתHa.'o.ze.vetH5800thecompanionאַלּ֣וּף'a.LufH441of her youthנְעוּרֶ֑יהָne.'u.Rei.haH5271And forgetsשָׁכֵֽחָה׃sha.Khe.chahH7911thecovenantבְּרִ֖יתbe.RitH1285of her Godאֱלֹהֶ֣יהָ'e.lo.Hei.haH430;

18Forher houseבֵּיתָ֑הּbei.TahH1004sinksH7743downשָׁ֣חָהSha.chahH7743to deathמָ֣וֶתMa.vetH4194,And her tracksמַעְגְּלֹתֶֽיהָ׃ma'.ge.lo.Tei.haH4570lead to thedeadרְ֝פָאִ֗יםre.fa.'ImH7496;

19Noneכָּל־ לֹ֣אkol- lo'H3605 H3808who goבָּ֭אֶיהָBa.'ei.haH935to her returnיְשׁוּב֑וּןye.shu.VunH7725,Norוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808do they reachיַ֝שִּׂ֗יגוּya.Si.guH5381thepathsאָרְח֥וֹת'a.re.ChotH734of lifeH2425.

20Soלְמַ֗עַןle.Ma.'anH4616you willwalkתֵּ֭לֵךְTe.lekhH1980in the wayבְּדֶ֣רֶךְbe.De.rekhH1870of goodטוֹבִ֑יםto.VimH2896peopleH2896And keepתִּשְׁמֹֽר׃tish.MorH8104to thepathsוְאָרְח֖וֹתve.'a.re.ChotH734of the righteousצַדִּיקִ֣יםtza.di.KimH6662.

21Forthe uprightיְשָׁרִ֥יםye.sha.RimH3477will liveH7931inH7931the landאָ֑רֶץ'A.retzH776, Andthe blamelessוּ֝תְמִימִ֗יםu.te.mi.MimH8549will remainיִוָּ֥תְרוּyi.Va.te.ruH3498in it;

22Butthe wickedוּ֭רְשָׁעִיםU.re.sha.'imH7563will be eliminatedיִכָּרֵ֑תוּyi.ka.Re.tuH3772from the landמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776, Andthe treacherousוּ֝בוֹגְדִ֗יםu.Vog.DimH898will betornיִסְּח֥וּyi.se.ChuH5255awayH5255from it.

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