2Keepשְׁמֹ֣רshe.MorH8104my commandmentsמִצְוֹתַ֣יmitz.vo.TaiH4687and liveוֶחְיֵ֑הvech.YehH2421, And myteachingוְ֝תוֹרָתִ֗יve.to.ra.TiH8451as theappleכְּאִישׁ֥וֹןke.'i.ShonH380of your eyeעֵינֶֽיךָ׃'ei.Nei.khaH5869.
3Bindקָשְׁרֵ֥םka.she.RemH7194them on your fingersאֶצְבְּעֹתֶ֑יךָ'etz.be.'o.Tei.khaH676;Writeכָּ֝תְבֵ֗םka.te.VemH3789them on the tabletל֥וּחַLu.achH3871of your heartלִבֶּֽךָ׃li.Be.khaH3820.
4Sayאֱמֹ֣ר'e.MorH559to wisdomלַֽ֭חָכְמָהLa.cha.khe.mahH2451, “You are my sisterאֲחֹ֣תִי'a.Cho.tiH269,”And callתִקְרָֽא׃tik.Ra'H7121understandingלַבִּינָ֥הla.bi.NahH998yourintimateH4129friendH4129,
5So that they may keepלִ֭שְׁמָרְךָLish.ma.re.khaH8104you from anadulteressמֵאִשָּׁ֣ה זָרָ֑הme.'i.Shah za.RahH802H2114,From the foreignerמִ֝נָּכְרִיָּ֗הmi.na.khe.ri.YahH5237who flattersהֶחֱלִֽיקָה׃he.che.Li.kahH2505with her wordsאֲמָרֶ֥יהָ'a.ma.Rei.haH561.
6Forat the windowבְּחַלּ֣וֹןbe.cha.LonH2474of my houseבֵּיתִ֑יbei.TiH1004I lookedנִשְׁקָֽפְתִּי׃nish.Ka.fe.tiH8259outH8259throughבְּעַ֖דbe.'AdH1157my latticeאֶשְׁנַבִּ֣י'esh.na.BiH822,
7And I sawוָאֵ֤רֶאva.'E.re'H7200among thenaiveבַפְּתָאיִ֗םva.pe.ta.YimH6612, Anddiscernedאָ֘בִ֤ינָה'a.Vi.nahH995among theyouthsבַבָּנִ֗יםva.ba.NimH1121A youngH5288manH5288lackingחֲסַר־cha.sar-H2638senseלֵֽב׃LevH3820,
8Passingעֹבֵ֣ר'o.VerH5674through the streetבַּ֭שּׁוּקBa.shukH7784nearאֵ֣צֶל'E.tzelH681her cornerפִּנָּ֑הּpi.NahH6438;And he walksH6805alongH6805the wayוְדֶ֖רֶךְve.De.rekhH1870toher houseבֵּיתָ֣הּbei.TahH1004,
9In thetwilightבְּנֶֽשֶׁף־be.ne.shef-H5399, in theeveningבְּעֶ֥רֶב י֑וֹםbe.'E.rev YomH6153H3117, In themiddleבְּאִישׁ֥וֹןbe.'i.ShonH380of the nightלַ֝֗יְלָהLay.lahH3915and the darknessוַאֲפֵלָֽה׃va.'a.fe.LahH653.
10And beholdוְהִנֵּ֣הve.hi.NehH2009,a womanאִ֭שָּׁה'I.shahH802comesto meetלִקְרָאת֑וֹlik.ra.ToH7122him,Dressedשִׁ֥יתshitH7897as a prostituteז֝וֹנָ֗הzo.NahH2181and cunningוּנְצֻ֥רַתu.ne.Tzu.ratH5341of heartלֵֽב׃LevH3820.
11She isboisterousהֹמִיָּ֣הho.mi.YahH1993and rebelliousוְסֹרָ֑רֶתve.so.Ra.retH5637, Herfeetרַגְלֶֽיהָ׃rag.Lei.haH7272do not remainיִשְׁכְּנ֥וּyish.ke.NuH7931at homeבְּ֝בֵיתָ֗הּbe.vei.TahH1004;
12She isnowפַּ֤עַם׀Pa.'amH6471in the streetsבַּח֗וּץba.ChutzH2351,nowפַּ֥עַםPa.'amH6471in the publicH7339squaresH7339, Andlurksתֶאֱרֹֽב׃te.'e.RoH693by everyכָּל־kol-H3605cornerפִּנָּ֣הpi.NahH6438.
13So she seizesוְהֶחֱזִ֣יקָהve.he.che.Zi.kahH2388him and kissesוְנָ֣שְׁקָה־ve.Na.she.kah-H5401him, And with abrazenהֵעֵ֥זָהhe.'E.zahH5810faceפָ֝נֶ֗יהָfa.Nei.haH6440she saysוַתֹּ֣אמַרva.To.marH559to him:
14“I was dueעָלָ֑י'a.LaiH5921to offerזִבְחֵ֣יziv.CheiH2077peaceשְׁלָמִ֣יםshe.la.MimH8002offeringsH8002;Todayהַ֝יּ֗וֹםhai.YomH3117I havepaidשִׁלַּ֥מְתִּיshi.Lam.tiH7999my vowsנְדָרָֽי׃ne.da.RaiH5088.
15Thereforeעַל־ כֵּ֭ן'al- kenH5921H3651I have comeיָצָ֣אתִיya.Tza.tiH3318outH3318to meetלִקְרָאתֶ֑ךָlik.ra.Te.chaH7122you,To seekלְשַׁחֵ֥רle.sha.CherH7836your presenceפָּ֝נֶ֗יךָpa.Nei.khaH6440diligentlyH7836,and I have foundוָאֶמְצָאֶֽךָּ׃va.'em.tza.'E.kaH4672you.
16I have spreadרָבַ֣דְתִּיra.Vad.tiH7234my couchעַרְשִׂ֑י'ar.SiH6210withcoveringsמַ֭רְבַדִּיםMar.va.dimH4765,With coloredחֲ֝טֻב֗וֹתcha.tu.VotH2405linensאֵט֥וּן'e.TunH330of Egyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.
17I have sprinkledנַ֥פְתִּיNaf.tiH5130my bedמִשְׁכָּבִ֑יmish.ka.ViH4904Withmyrrhמֹ֥רmorH4753,aloesאֲ֝הָלִ֗ים'a.ha.LimH174, andcinnamonוְקִנָּמֽוֹן׃ve.ki.na.MonH7076.
18Comeלְכָ֤הle.KhahH1980,let’s drinkH7301our fillנִרְוֶ֣הnir.VehH7301of loveדֹ֭דִיםDo.dimH1730untilעַד־'ad-H5704morningהַבֹּ֑קֶרha.Bo.kerH1242;Let’s delightנִ֝תְעַלְּסָ֗הnit.'a.le.SahH5965ourselves with caressesבָּאֳהָבִֽים׃bo.'o.ha.VimH159.
19Formy husbandהָאִ֣ישׁha.'IshH376is not at homeבְּבֵית֑וֹbe.vei.ToH1004;He has goneהָ֝לַ֗ךְha.LakhH1980on a longמֵרָחֽוֹק׃me.ra.ChokH4480H7350journeyבְּדֶ֣רֶךְbe.De.rekhH1870.
20He has takenלָקַ֣חla.KachH3947abagצְֽרוֹר־tze.ror-H6872of moneyהַ֭כֶּסֶףHa.ke.sefH3701with him.At the fullהַ֝כֵּ֗סֶאha.Ke.se'H3677moonH3677he will comeיָבֹ֥אya.Vo'H935homeבֵיתֽוֹ׃vei.ToH1004.”
21With her manyבְּרֹ֣בbe.RoH7230persuasionsלִקְחָ֑הּlik.ChahH3948she enticesהִ֭טַּתּוּHi.ta.tuH5186him; With herflatteringH2507lipsשְׂ֝פָתֶ֗יהָSe.fa.Tei.haH8193she seducesתַּדִּיחֶֽנּוּ׃ta.di.Che.nuH5080him.
22Suddenlyפִּ֫תְאֹ֥םpit.'OmH6597he followsה֤וֹלֵ֥ךְ אַחֲרֶ֗יהָho.Lekh 'a.cha.Rei.haH1980H310herAs an oxכְּ֭שׁוֹרKe.shorH7794goesיָב֑וֹאya.Vo'H935to the slaughterטָ֣בַחTa.vachH2874, Or as onewalksH5914inH5914ankleH5914braceletsH5914to the disciplineמוּסַ֥רmu.SarH4148of a foolאֱוִֽיל׃'e.VilH191,
23Untilעַ֤ד'adH5704an arrowחֵ֡ץchetzH2671piercesH6398throughH6398his liverכְּֽבֵד֗וֹke.ve.DoH3516; As abirdצִפּ֣וֹרtzi.PorH6833hurriesכְּמַהֵ֣רke.ma.HerH4116to the snareפָּ֑חPachH6341,So he does not knowיָ֝דַ֗עya.Da'H3045that it will cost himhis lifeבְנַפְשׁ֥וֹve.naf.ShoH5315.
24Nowוְעַתָּ֣הve.'a.TahH6258therefore, mysonsבָ֭נִיםVa.nimH1121,listenשִׁמְעוּ־shim.'u-H8085to me,And payH7181attentionH7181to the wordsלְאִמְרֵי־le.'im.rei-H561of my mouthפִֽי׃FiH6310.
25Do not let your heartלִבֶּ֑ךָli.Be.khaH3820turnיֵ֣שְׂטְYe.setH7847asideH7847to her waysדְּרָכֶ֣יהָde.ra.Khei.haH1870,Do not strayתֵּ֝תַעTe.ta'H8582into her pathsבִּנְתִיבוֹתֶֽיהָ׃bin.ti.vo.Tei.haH5410.
26For manyרַבִּ֣יםra.BimH7227are thevictimsחֲלָלִ֣יםcha.la.LimH2491she has broughtH5307toH5307ruinH5307, Andnumerousוַ֝עֲצֻמִ֗יםva.'a.tzu.MimH6099are allכָּל־kol-H3605those slaughteredהֲרֻגֶֽיהָ׃ha.ru.Gei.haH2026by her.
27Herhouseבֵּיתָ֑הּbei.TahH1004is the wayדַּרְכֵ֣יdar.KheiH1870to Sheolשְׁא֣וֹלshe.'olH7585,Descendingיֹ֝רְד֗וֹתyo.re.DotH3381to the chambersחַדְרֵי־chad.rei-H2315of deathמָֽוֶת׃ פMa.vetH4194.
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