Proverbs 6
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Proverbs 6:20-35

20Mysonבְּ֭נִיBe.niH1121,keepנְצֹ֣רne.TzorH5341thecommandmentמִצְוַ֣תmitz.VatH4687of thyfatherאָבִ֑יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1, andforsakeתִּ֝טֹּ֗שׁti.ToshH5203notוְאַל־ve.'al-H408thelawתּוֹרַ֥תto.RatH8451of thymotherאִמֶּֽךָ׃'i.Me.khaH517:
21Bindקָשְׁרֵ֣םka.she.RemH7194themcontinuallyתָמִ֑ידta.MidH8548uponעַל־'al-H5921thineheartלִבְּךָ֣li.be.KhaH3820,tieH7194themaboutעַל־'al-H5921thyneckגַּרְגְּרֹתֶֽךָ׃gar.ge.ro.Te.khaH1621.
22When thou walkest, it shallleadתַּנְחֶ֬הtan.ChehH5148thee; when thou sleepest, it shallwatchתִּשְׁמֹ֣רtish.MorH8104over thee; and when thou awakest, it shalltalkתְשִׂיחֶֽךָ׃te.si.Che.khaH7878with thee.
23For thecommandmentמִ֭צְוָהMitz.vahH4687is alampנֵ֣רnerH5216; and thelawוְת֣וֹרָהve.To.rahH8451islightא֑וֹר'orH216; and reproofs ofinstructionמוּסָֽר׃mu.SarH4148are thewayוְדֶ֥רֶךְve.De.rekhH1870oflifeחַ֝יִּ֗יםchai.YimH2416:
24Tokeepלִ֭שְׁמָרְךָLish.ma.re.khaH8104thee from theevilרָ֑עRa'H7451womanמֵאֵ֣שֶׁתme.'E.shetH802, from the flattery of the stranger’stongueלָשׁ֥וֹןla.ShonH3956.
25LustH3824notH408afterherH3947beautyיָ֭פְיָהּYa.fe.yahH3308in thineheartבִּלְבָבֶ֑ךָbil.va.Ve.khaH3824;neitherH408letH408herH3947takeH3947thee withherH3947eyelidsבְּעַפְעַפֶּֽיהָ׃be.'af.'a.Pei.haH6079.
26For onaccountבְעַד־ve.'ad-H1157of a whorishwomanH802amanאִ֑ישׁ'IshH376is brought to a piece ofbreadלָ֥חֶםLa.chemH3899: and the adulteress hunteth for thepreciousיְקָרָ֣הye.ka.RahH3368lifeנֶ֖פֶשׁNe.feshH5315.
27CanH3808amanאִ֓ישׁ'ishH376takeהֲיַחְתֶּ֤הha.yach.TehH2846fireאֵ֬שׁ'eshH784in hisbosomבְּחֵיק֑וֹbe.chei.KoH2436, and hisclothesוּ֝בְגָדָ֗יוu.ve.ga.DavH899notH3808beburnedתִשָּׂרַֽפְנָה׃ti.sa.Raf.nahH8313?
28Orcanאִם־'im-H518onewalkיְהַלֵּ֣ךְye.ha.LekhH1980uponעַל־'al-H5921hotH1513coalsהַגֶּחָלִ֑יםha.ge.cha.LimH1513, and hisfeetוְ֝רַגְלָ֗יוve.rag.LavH7272notלֹ֣אlo'H3808bescorchedתִכָּוֶֽינָה׃ti.ka.Vei.nahH3554?
29Soכֵּ֗ןKenH3651he that goeth in to his nieghbour’swifeאֵ֣שֶׁת'E.shetH802; whosoever touchethherכָּֽל־kal-H3605shallnotלֹ֥אlo'H3808beunpunishedיִ֝נָּקֶ֗הyi.na.KehH5352.
30Men donotלֹא־lo'-H3808despiseיָב֣וּזוּya.Vu.zuH936athiefלַ֭גַּנָּבla.ga.noH1590,ifH3588hestealיִגְנ֑וֹבyig.NovH1589tosatisfyלְמַלֵּ֥אle.ma.Le'H4390hissoulנַ֝פְשׁ֗וֹnaf.ShoH5315when he ishungryיִרְעָֽב׃yir.'AvH7456:
31But if he befoundוְ֭נִמְצָאVe.nim.tza'H4672, he shall restoresevenfoldשִׁבְעָתָ֑יִםshiv.'a.Ta.yimH7659; he shallgiveיִתֵּֽן׃yi.TenH5414allכָּל־kol-H3605thesubstanceה֖וֹןHonH1952of hishouseבֵּית֣וֹbei.ToH1004.
32He that committethadulteryנֹאֵ֣ףno.'EfH5003with awomanאִשָּׁ֣ה'i.ShahH802is void ofunderstandingלֵ֑בLevH3820: he doeth it that woulddestroyמַֽשְׁחִ֥יתmash.ChitH7843hisownנַ֝פְשׁ֗וֹnaf.ShoH5315soulH5315.
33Woundsנֶֽגַע־ne.ga'-H5061and dishonour shall he get; and hisreproachוְ֝חֶרְפָּת֗וֹve.cher.pa.ToH2781shallnotלֹ֣אlo'H3808be wiped away.
34Forjealousyקִנְאָ֥הkin.'AhH7068is therageחֲמַת־cha.mat-H2534of amanגָּ֑בֶרGa.verH1397; and he willnotוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808spareיַ֝חְמ֗וֹלyach.MolH2550in thedayבְּי֣וֹםbe.YomH3117ofvengeanceנָקָֽם׃na.KamH5359.
35He willnotלֹא־lo'-H3808regardפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440anyכָל־khol-H3605ransomכֹּ֑פֶרKo.ferH3724;neitherוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808will he rest content,thoughכִּ֣יkiH3588thou givestmanyתַרְבֶּה־tar.beh-H7235giftsשֹֽׁחַד׃ פSho.chadH7810.
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