Revised Literal Translation

Proverbs 9:13-18

13A foolishכְּ֭סִילוּתKe.si.lutH3687womanאֵ֣שֶׁת'E.shetH802isclamorousהֹֽמִיָּ֑הho.mi.YahH1993: she issimpleפְּ֝תַיּ֗וּתpe.tai.YutH6615,andוּבַל־u.val-H1077knowethיָ֥דְעָהYa.de.'ahH3045nothingמָּֽה׃MahH4100.

14For she sittethוְֽ֭יָשְׁבָהVe.ya.she.vahH3427at the doorלְפֶ֣תַחle.Fe.tachH6607of her houseבֵּיתָ֑הּbei.TahH1004,on a seatכִּ֝סֵּ֗אki.Se'H3678in the high placesמְרֹ֣מֵיme.Ro.meiH4791of the cityקָֽרֶת׃Ka.retH7176,

15To callלִקְרֹ֥אlik.Ro'H7121passers-byלְעֹֽבְרֵי־ דָ֑רֶךְle.'oe.rei- Da.rekhH1870 H5674who go rightהַֽ֝מְיַשְּׁרִ֗יםham.ya.she.RimH3474on their waysאֹֽרְחוֹתָֽם׃'O.re.cho.TamH734:

16Whoso issimpleפֶ֭תִיFe.tiH6612,let him turn inיָסֻ֣רya.SurH5493hither: and as forhim that wantethוַחֲסַר־va.cha.sar-H2638understandingלֵ֝֗בLevH3820,she saithוְאָ֣מְרָהve.'A.me.rahH559to him,

17Stolenגְּנוּבִ֥יםge.nu.VimH1589watersמַֽיִם־ma.yim-H4325are sweetיִמְתָּ֑קוּyim.Ta.kuH4985,and breadוְלֶ֖חֶםve.Le.chemH3899eatenin secretסְתָרִ֣יםse.ta.RimH5643is pleasantיִנְעָֽם׃yin.'AmH5276.

18But he knowethיָ֭דַעYa.da'H3045not that the deadרְפָאִ֣יםre.fa.'ImH7496are there; and thather guestsקְרֻאֶֽיהָ׃ פke.ru.'Ei.haH7121arein the depthsבְּעִמְקֵ֖יbe.'im.KeiH6012of hellשְׁא֣וֹלshe.'olH7585.

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