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Proverbs 1:15-19

15My sonבְּנִ֗יbe.NiH1121,walkH3212not thou in the wayבְּדֶ֣רֶךְbe.De.rekhH1870with them; refrainמְנַ֥עme.Na'H4513thy footרַ֝גְלְךָ֗rag.le.khaH7272from their pathמִנְּתִיבָתָֽם׃mi.ne.ti.va.TamH5410:

16For their feetרַ֭גְלֵיהֶםRag.lei.hemH7272runיָר֑וּצוּya.Ru.tzuH7323to evilלָרַ֣עla.Ra'H7451,and make hasteוִֽ֝ימַהֲר֗וּvi.ma.ha.RuH4116to shedלִשְׁפָּךְ־lish.pokh-H8210bloodדָּֽם׃DamH1818.

17Surely in vainחִ֭נָּםChi.nomH2600the netהָרָ֑שֶׁתha.Ra.shetH7568is spreadמְזֹרָ֣הme.zo.RahH2219in the sightבְּ֝עֵינֵ֗יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of any birdבַּ֥עַל כָּנָֽף׃Ba.'al ka.NafH3671 H1167.

18And they lay waitיֶאֱרֹ֑בוּye.'e.RouH693for their ownbloodלְדָמָ֣םle.da.MamH1818;they lurk privilyיִ֝צְפְּנ֗וּyitz.pe.NuH6845for their ownlivesלְנַפְשֹׁתָֽם׃le.naf.sho.TamH5315.

19So arethe waysאָ֭רְחוֹת'A.re.chotH734of every one that is greedyבֹּ֣צֵֽעַBo.tze.a'H1214of gainבָּ֑צַעBa.tza'H1215; whichtaketh awayיִקָּֽח׃ פyi.KachH3947the lifeנֶ֖פֶשׁNe.feshH5315of the ownersבְּעָלָ֣יוbe.'a.LavH1167thereof.

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