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.
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