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Proverbs 9:14-18

14She sitsוְֽ֭יָשְׁבָהVe.ya.she.vahH3427at the doorwayלְפֶ֣תַחle.Fe.tachH6607of her houseבֵּיתָ֑הּbei.TahH1004,On a seatכִּ֝סֵּ֗אki.Se'H3678bythe highH4791placesH4791of the cityקָֽרֶת׃Ka.retH7176,

15Callingלִקְרֹ֥אlik.Ro'H7121to those who passלְעֹֽבְרֵי־le.'oe.rei-H5674byדָ֑רֶךְDa.rekhH1870,Who are goingH3474straightהַֽ֝מְיַשְּׁרִ֗יםham.ya.she.RimH3474on their pathsאֹֽרְחוֹתָֽם׃'O.re.cho.TamH734:

16“Whoeverמִי־mi-H4310is naiveפֶ֭תִיFe.tiH6612,let him turnיָסֻ֣רya.SurH5493inH5493hereהֵ֑נָּהHe.nahH2008,”And to him whoH2638lacksוַחֲסַר־va.cha.sar-H2638understandingלֵ֝֗בLevH3820she saysוְאָ֣מְרָהve.'A.me.rahH559,

17“Stolenגְּנוּבִ֥יםge.nu.VimH1589waterמַֽיִם־ma.yim-H4325is sweetיִמְתָּ֑קוּyim.Ta.kuH4985; Andbreadוְלֶ֖חֶםve.Le.chemH3899eatenin secretסְתָרִ֣יםse.ta.RimH5643isH5276pleasantH5276.”

18But he does not knowיָ֭דַעYa.da'H3045that thedeadרְפָאִ֣יםre.fa.'ImH7496are thereשָׁ֑םShamH8033, Thather guestsקְרֻאֶֽיהָ׃ פke.ru.'Ei.haH7121are in thedepthsH6011of Sheolשְׁא֣וֹלshe.'olH7585.

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