21Bindקָשְׁרֵ֣םka.she.RemH7194themcontinuallyתָמִ֑ידta.MidH8548upon thyheartלִבְּךָ֣li.be.KhaH3820, andtieעָ֝נְדֵ֗ם'a.ne.DemH6029them about thyneckגַּרְגְּרֹתֶֽךָ׃gar.ge.ro.Te.khaH1621.
22When thougoestבְּהִתְהַלֶּכְךָ֨׀be.hit.hal.lekh.KhaH1980, it shallleadתַּנְחֶ֬הtan.ChehH5148thee; when thousleepestבְּֽ֭שָׁכְבְּךָBe.sha.khe.be.khaH7901, it shallkeepתִּשְׁמֹ֣רtish.MorH8104thee; and when thouawakestוַ֝הֲקִיצ֗וֹתָva.ha.ki.Tzo.taH6974, it shalltalkתְשִׂיחֶֽךָ׃te.si.Che.khaH7878with thee.
23For thecommandmentמִ֭צְוָהMitz.vahH4687is alampנֵ֣רnerH5216; and thelawוְת֣וֹרָהve.To.rahH8451islightא֑וֹר'orH216; andreproofsתּוֹכְח֥וֹתtokh.ChotH8433ofinstructionמוּסָֽר׃mu.SarH4148are thewayוְדֶ֥רֶךְve.De.rekhH1870oflifeחַ֝יִּ֗יםchai.YimH2416:
24Tokeepלִ֭שְׁמָרְךָLish.ma.re.khaH8104thee from theevilרָ֑עRa'H7451womanמֵאֵ֣שֶׁתme.'E.shetH802, from theflatteryמֵֽ֝חֶלְקַ֗תme.chel.KatH2513of thetongueלָשׁ֥וֹןla.ShonH3956of an adulteresswomanנָכְרִיָּֽה׃na.khe.ri.YahH5237.
25Lustתַּחְמֹ֣דtach.ModH2530not after herbeautyיָ֭פְיָהּYa.fe.yahH3308in thyheartבִּלְבָבֶ֑ךָbil.va.Ve.khaH3824; neither let hertakeתִּ֝קָּֽחֲךָ֗ti.ka.cha.khaH3947thee with hereyelidsבְּעַפְעַפֶּֽיהָ׃be.'af.'a.Pei.haH6079.
26For by meansofבְעַד־ve.'ad-H1157anharlotאִשָּׁ֥ה זוֹנָ֗ה'i.Shah zo.NahH2181H802a man is brought to apieceכִּכַּ֫רki.KarH3603ofbreadלָ֥חֶםLa.chemH3899: and theadulteressוְאֵ֥שֶׁת אִ֑ישׁve.'E.shet 'IshH802H376willhuntתָצֽוּד׃ פta.TzudH6679for thepreciousיְקָרָ֣הye.ka.RahH3368lifeנֶ֖פֶשׁNe.feshH5315.
27Can amanאִ֓ישׁ'ishH376takeהֲיַחְתֶּ֤הha.yach.TehH2846fireאֵ֬שׁ'eshH784in hisbosomבְּחֵיק֑וֹbe.chei.KoH2436, and hisclothesוּ֝בְגָדָ֗יוu.ve.ga.DavH899not beburnedתִשָּׂרַֽפְנָה׃ti.sa.Raf.nahH8313?
28Canoneאִ֭ישׁ'ishH376goיְהַלֵּ֣ךְye.ha.LekhH1980upon hotcoalsהַגֶּחָלִ֑יםha.ge.cha.LimH1513, and hisfeetוְ֝רַגְלָ֗יוve.rag.LavH7272not beburnedתִכָּוֶֽינָה׃ti.ka.Vei.nahH3554?
29So he that goethinהַ֭בָּאHa.ba'H935to hisneighbour’sרֵעֵ֑הוּre.'E.huH7453wifeאֵ֣שֶׁת'E.shetH802; whoevertouchethהַנֹּגֵ֥עַha.no.Ge.a'H5060her shall not beinnocentיִ֝נָּקֶ֗הyi.na.KehH5352.
30Men do notdespiseיָב֣וּזוּya.Vu.zuH936athiefלַ֭גַּנָּבla.ga.noH1590, if hestealethיִגְנ֑וֹבyig.NovH1589tosatisfyלְמַלֵּ֥אle.ma.Le'H4390hissoulנַ֝פְשׁ֗וֹnaf.ShoH5315when he ishungryיִרְעָֽב׃yir.'AvH7456;
31But if he isfoundוְ֭נִמְצָאVe.nim.tza'H4672, he shallrestoreיְשַׁלֵּ֣םye.sha.LemH7999sevenfoldשִׁבְעָתָ֑יִםshiv.'a.Ta.yimH7659; he shallgiveיִתֵּֽן׃yi.TenH5414all thesubstanceה֖וֹןHonH1952of hishouseבֵּית֣וֹbei.ToH1004.
32But whoever committethadulteryנֹאֵ֣ףno.'EfH5003with awomanאִשָּׁ֣ה'i.ShahH802lackethחֲסַר־cha.sar-H2638understandingלֵ֑בLevH3820: he thatdoethיַעֲשֶֽׂנָּה׃ya.'a.Se.nahH6213itdestroyethמַֽשְׁחִ֥יתmash.ChitH7843his ownsoulנַ֝פְשׁ֗וֹnaf.ShoH5315.
33Awoundנֶֽגַע־ne.ga'-H5061anddishonourוְקָל֥וֹןve.ka.LonH7036shall hegetיִמְצָ֑אyim.Tza'H4672; and hisreproachוְ֝חֶרְפָּת֗וֹve.cher.pa.ToH2781shall not be wipedawayתִמָּחֶֽה׃ti.ma.ChehH4229.
34Forjealousyקִנְאָ֥הkin.'AhH7068is therageחֲמַת־cha.mat-H2534of amanגָּ֑בֶרGa.verH1397: therefore he will notspareיַ֝חְמ֗וֹלyach.MolH2550in thedayבְּי֣וֹםbe.YomH3117ofvengeanceנָקָֽם׃na.KamH5359.
35He will notregardיִ֭שָּׂא פְּנֵ֣יYi.sa' pe.NeiH5375H6440anyransomכֹּ֑פֶרKo.ferH3724; neither will he restcontentיֹ֝אבֶ֗הyo.VehH14, though thou givestmanyתַרְבֶּה־tar.beh-H7235giftsשֹֽׁחַד׃ פSho.chadH7810.
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