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Proverbs 6:23-26

23Forthe commandmentמִ֭צְוָהMitz.vahH4687is a lampנֵ֣רnerH5216and theteachingוְת֣וֹרָהve.To.rahH8451is lightא֑וֹר'orH216;And rebukesתּוֹכְח֥וֹתtokh.ChotH8433for disciplineמוּסָֽר׃mu.SarH4148are the wayוְדֶ֥רֶךְve.De.rekhH1870of lifeH2425

24Tokeepלִ֭שְׁמָרְךָLish.ma.re.khaH8104you from the evilרָ֑עRa'H7451womanמֵאֵ֣שֶׁתme.'E.shetH802,From the smoothמֵֽ֝חֶלְקַ֗תme.chel.KatH2513tongueלָשׁ֥וֹןla.ShonH3956of the foreignנָכְרִיָּֽה׃na.khe.ri.YahH5237womanH5237.

25Do not desireתַּחְמֹ֣דtach.ModH2530her beautyיָ֭פְיָהּYa.fe.yahH3308in your heartבִּלְבָבֶ֑ךָbil.va.Ve.khaH3824,NorH408let her captureתִּ֝קָּֽחֲךָ֗ti.ka.cha.khaH3947you with hereyelidsבְּעַפְעַפֶּֽיהָ׃be.'af.'a.Pei.haH6079.

26Forthe priceבְעַד־ve.'ad-H1157of a prostituteאִשָּׁ֥ה זוֹנָ֗ה'i.Shah zo.NahH802 H2181reduces oneto a loafכִּכַּ֫רki.KarH3603of breadלָ֥חֶםLa.chemH3899, Andan adulteressוְאֵ֥שֶׁת אִ֑ישׁve.'E.shet 'IshH802 H376huntsתָצֽוּד׃ פta.TzudH6679for a preciousיְקָרָ֣הye.ka.RahH3368lifeנֶ֖פֶשׁNe.feshH5315.

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