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Proverbs 5

1Mysonבְּ֭נִיBe.niH1121,attendהַקְשִׁ֑יבָהhak.Shi.vahH7181to mywisdomלְחָכְמָתִ֣יle.cha.khe.ma.TiH2451, andbowהַט־hat-H5186thyearאָזְנֶֽךָ׃'a.ze.Ne.khaH241to myunderstandingלִ֝תְבוּנָתִ֗יlit.vu.na.TiH8394:

2That thou mayestregardלִשְׁמֹ֥רlish.MorH8104discretionמְזִמּ֑וֹתme.zi.MotH4209, and that thylipsשְׂפָתֶ֥יךָse.fa.Tei.khaH8193maykeepיִנְצֹֽרוּ׃yin.Tzo.ruH5341knowledgeוְ֝דַ֗עַתve.Da.'atH1847.

3For thelipsשִׂפְתֵ֣יsif.TeiH8193of anadulteressזָרָ֑הza.RahH2114dropתִּ֭טֹּפְנָהTi.to.fe.nahH5197as anhoneycombנֹ֣פֶתNo.fetH5317, and hermouthחִכָּֽהּ׃chi.KahH2441issmootherוְחָלָ֖קve.cha.LakH2509thanoilמִשֶּׁ֣מֶןmi.She.menH8081:

4But herendוְֽ֭אַחֲרִיתָהּVe.'a.cha.ri.tahH319isbitterמָרָ֣הma.RahH4751aswormwoodכַֽלַּעֲנָ֑הkha.la.'a.NahH3939,sharpחַ֝דָּ֗הcha.DahH2299as atwoedgedפִּיּֽוֹת׃pi.YotH6310swordכְּחֶ֣רֶבke.Che.revH2719.

5Herfeetרַ֭גְלֶיהָRag.lei.haH7272godownיֹרְד֣וֹתyo.re.DotH3381todeathמָ֑וֶתMa.vetH4194; herstepsצְעָדֶ֥יהָtze.'a.Dei.haH6806takeholdיִתְמֹֽכוּ׃yit.Mo.khuH8551onhellשְׁ֝א֗וֹלShe.olH7585.

6Lest thou shouldestponderתְּפַלֵּ֑סte.fa.LesH6424thepathאֹ֣רַח'O.rachH734oflifeחַ֭יִּיםChai.yimH2416, herwaysמַ֝עְגְּלֹתֶ֗יהָma'.ge.lo.Tei.haH4570areunstableנָע֥וּna.'UH5128, that thou canst notknowתֵדָֽע׃ פte.Da'H3045them .

7Hearשִׁמְעוּ־shim.'u-H8085me now therefore, O yechildrenבָ֭נִיםVa.nimH1121, anddepartתָּ֝ס֗וּרוּta.Su.ruH5493not from thewordsמֵאִמְרֵי־me.'im.rei-H561of mymouthפִֽי׃FiH6310.

8RemoveH7368thywayדַרְכֶּ֑ךָdar.Ke.khaH1870farהַרְחֵ֣קhar.ChekH7368from her, and come notnearתִּ֝קְרַ֗בtik.RavH7126thedoorפֶּ֥תַחPe.tachH6607of herhouseבֵּיתָֽהּ׃bei.TahH1004:

9Lest thougiveתִּתֵּ֣ןti.TenH5414thyhonourהוֹדֶ֑ךָho.De.khaH1935toothersלַאֲחֵרִ֣יםla.'a.che.RimH312, and thyyearsוּ֝שְׁנֹתֶ֗יךָu.she.no.Tei.khaH8141to thecruelלְאַכְזָרִֽי׃le.'akh.za.RiH394:

10Leststrangersזָרִ֣יםza.RimH2114befilledיִשְׂבְּע֣וּyis.be.'UH7646with thywealthכֹּחֶ֑ךָko.Che.khaH3581; and thylaboursוַ֝עֲצָבֶ֗יךָva.'a.tza.Vei.khaH6089be in thehouseבְּבֵ֣יתbe.VeitH1004of astrangerנָכְרִֽי׃na.khe.RiH5237;

11And thoumournוְנָהַמְתָּ֥ve.na.ham.TaH5098at thelastבְאַחֲרִיתֶ֑ךָve.'a.cha.ri.Te.khaH319, when thyfleshבְּ֝שָׂרְךָ֗be.sa.re.khaH1320and thybodyוּשְׁאֵרֶֽךָ׃u.she.'e.Re.khaH7607areconsumedבִּכְל֥וֹתbikh.LotH3615,

12Andsayוְֽאָמַרְתָּ֗ve.'a.mar.TaH559, How have Ihatedשָׂנֵ֣אתִיsa.Ne.tiH8130instructionמוּסָ֑רmu.SarH4148, and myheartלִבִּֽי׃li.BiH3820despisedנָאַ֥ץna.'AtzH5006reproofוְ֝תוֹכַ֗חַתve.to.Kha.chatH8433;

13And have notobeyedשָׁ֭מַעְתִּיSha.ma'.tiH8085thevoiceבְּק֣וֹלbe.KolH6963of myteachersH3384, norinclinedהִטִּ֥יתִיhi.Ti.tiH5186myearאָזְנִֽי׃'a.ze.NiH241to them thatinstructedוְ֝לִֽמְלַמְּדַ֗יve.lim.la.me.DaiH3925me!

14I wasalmostכִּ֭מְעַטKim.'atH4592in allevilרָ֑עRa'H7451in themidstבְּת֖וֹךְbe.TokhH8432of thecongregationקָהָ֣לka.HalH6951andassemblyוְעֵדָֽה׃ve.'e.DahH5712.

15Drinkשְׁתֵה־she.teh-H8354watersמַ֥יִםMa.yimH4325out of thy owncisternמִבּוֹרֶ֑ךָmi.bo.Re.khaH953, and runningwatersוְ֝נֹזְלִ֗יםve.no.ze.LimH5140outofמִתּ֥וֹךְmi.TokhH8432thy ownwellבְּאֵרֶֽךָ׃be.'e.Re.khaH875.

16Let thyfountainsמַעְיְנֹתֶ֣יךָma'.ye.no.Tei.khaH4599bedispersedיָפ֣וּצוּya.Fu.tzuH6327abroadח֑וּצָהChu.tzahH2351, andriversפַּלְגֵי־pal.gei-H6388ofwatersמָֽיִם׃Ma.yimH4325in thestreetsבָּ֝רְחֹב֗וֹתba.re.cho.VotH7339.

17Let them be only thy own, and not forstrangersלְזָרִ֣יםle.za.RimH2114with thee.

18Let thyfountainמְקוֹרְךָ֥me.kor.ChaH4726beblessedבָר֑וּךְva.RukhH1288: andrejoiceוּ֝שְׂמַ֗חu.se.MachH8055with thewifeמֵאֵ֥שֶׁתme.'E.shetH802of thyyouthנְעוּרֶֽךָ׃ne.'u.Re.khaH5271.

19Let her be as thelovingאֲהָבִ֗ים'a.ha.VimH158hindH365andpleasantחֵ֥ןchenH2580roeוְֽיַעֲלַ֫ת־ve.ya.'a.Lat-H3280; let herbreastsדַּ֭דֶּיהָDa.dei.haH1717satisfyיְרַוֻּ֣ךָye.ra.Vu.khaH7301thee at alltimesעֵ֑ת'EtH6256; and be thouravishedתִּשְׁגֶּ֥הtish.GehH7686alwaysתָמִֽיד׃ta.MidH8548with herloveבְּ֝אַהֲבָתָ֗הּbe.'a.ha.va.TahH160.

20And why wilt thou, mysonבְנִ֣יve.NiH1121, beravishedתִשְׁגֶּ֣הtish.GehH7686with anadulteressבְזָרָ֑הve.za.RahH2114, andembraceוּ֝תְחַבֵּ֗קu.te.cha.BekH2263thebosomחֵ֣קchekH2436of astrangerנָכְרִיָּֽה׃na.khe.ri.YahH5237?

21For thewaysדַּרְכֵי־dar.khei-H1870ofmanאִ֑ישׁ'IshH376arebeforeנֹ֨כַח׀No.khachH5227theeyesעֵינֵ֣י'ei.NeiH5869of theLORDיְ֭הוָהYah.wehH3068, and heponderethמְפַלֵּֽס׃me.fa.LesH6424all hisgoingsמַעְגְּלֹתָ֥יוma'.ge.lo.TavH4570.

22His owniniquitiesעַֽווֹנוֹתָ֗יוa.vo.no.TavH5771shalltakeיִלְכְּדֻנ֥וֹyil.ke.du.NoH3920thewickedהָרָשָׁ֑עha.ra.Sha'H7563himself, and he shall beheldיִתָּמֵֽךְ׃yi.ta.MekhH8551with thecordsוּבְחַבְלֵ֥יu.ve.chav.LeiH2256of hissinsחַ֝טָּאת֗וֹcha.ta.ToH2403.

23He shalldieיָ֭מוּתYa.mutH4191withoutinstructionמוּסָ֑רmu.SarH4148; and in thegreatnessוּבְרֹ֖בu.ve.RoH7230of hisfollyאִוַּלְתּ֣וֹ'i.val.ToH200he shall goastrayיִשְׁגֶּֽה׃ פyish.GehH7686.

Commentaries on Proverbs 5

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